Mask

Museum number:
2-21424
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020021424
Accession number:
Acc.1019
Description:
Mask fragment (?); weathered wood. Materials and techniques: weathered wood.
Donor:
William Francis Baska
Collection place:
Lopp Lagoon, Seward Peninsula, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Seward Peninsula; Lopp Lagoon
Collector:
William Francis Baska
Collection date:
July 1950
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
1950
Context of use:
Archaeological context: Underground houses in vicinity and remains from driftwood fires all over the island. Collector believes id. was trying-out place for whale hunters. Attributions of dates, culture and use: part of dance mask (?).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 6.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-21424, described as Mask fragment (?); weathered wood. Materials and techniques: weathered wood.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-21424, described as Mask fragment (?); weathered wood. Materials and techniques: weathered wood.

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