Mask

Museum number:
2-6626
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2819 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Finger mask, wood; remnant of 1 bird quill; triangular box with mammal head pointing downward from base; left ear missing on head; base painted black, black dots on natural ground on box; 2-ply vegetable fiber tie.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection date:
ca. 1891
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Miniature of 2-6919 (seal mask) according to Ray.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11.3 centimeters
Comment:
Second Orig. No.: Edm. 16. Published: Ray, Pl. 36, text p. 201. Reference: Ray, Pl. 21, text p. 195.
Loans:
S1967-1968 #118: Institution of American Indian Arts (April 11, 1968–July 15, 1968), S1969-1970 #13: Museum of Fine Arts, Texas (August 7, 1969–January 2, 1970), and S1982-1983 #35: California State University, Chico (April 5, 1983–July 26, 1984)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-6626, described as Finger mask, wood; remnant of 1 bird quill; triangular box with mammal head pointing downward from base; left ear missing on head; base painted black, black dots on natural ground on box; 2-ply vegetable fiber tie.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-6626, described as Finger mask, wood; remnant of 1 bird quill; triangular box with mammal head pointing downward from base; left ear missing on head; base painted black, black dots on natural ground on box; 2-ply vegetable fiber tie.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-6626, described as Finger mask, wood; remnant of 1 bird quill; triangular box with mammal head pointing downward from base; left ear missing on head; base painted black, black dots on natural ground on box; 2-ply vegetable fiber tie.

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