Mask

Museum number:
2-34323
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034323
Accession number:
Acc.1966
Description:
Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).
Donor:
Julia Roth
Collection place:
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver Island
Culture or time period:
Cowichan
Collector:
Julia Roth
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 19 centimeters
Comment:
Modern piece.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 2-34323, described as Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 2-34323, described as Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 2-34323, described as Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 2-34323, described as Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-34323, described as Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-34323, described as Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-34323, described as Carved wood mask with abalone shell glued over eyes, carved "comb" between ears, copper band to slip over wearer's head (old piece of native copper reused on mask, fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia).

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