In form of small mask representing human head, face red on one side, green on the other, human hair and duck quill fringe. Mounted on carved, broken wood rod. Upper portion of larger piece.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Headdresses and Masks (costume)
Accession date:
1945
Context of use:
Dance ornament. Part of a shaman outfit according to Charles Brown, June 1964.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 8 centimeters and height 13 centimeters
Loans:
S1951-1952 #1: University of California, Los Angeles (March 15, 1952–returned by 1957), S1952-1953 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (dates unknown), S1967-1968 #52: Fine Arts Patrons of Newport Harbor (December 28, 1967–March 19, 1968), and S1969-1970 #131: Dominican College of San Rafael/Sister M. Joanne (June 1, 1970–July 30, 1970)