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Moon mask

Datec. 1879

Mediumwood, paint

DimensionsOther: 30.5 × 33 × 15.2 cm (12 × 13 × 6 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

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Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-9

Object numberHRC 00009

DescriptionBeautifully carved face painted white, holes cut out for eyes pupils, fine holes in nostrils, nostrils and lips red. edge of face all around painted green, flaring wood border extends beyond this first band painted red, middle green, then edge graphite black.
Exhibition HistoryCrawley FIlms Ottawa (3-48) - (5-48) NMC - 2nd Floor Ottawa (4-67) - (11-68) Musee de l'Homme Paris, France (11-68) - (11-69) $2500 National Gallery (2nd loan) Ottawa E.9.2.35/c (3-70) - (9-71) $2800 N.W Coast Hall VMMB (11-75) - (10-76) Remains to be Seen E9.2.119/c (10-76) - (1-77) NWC Hall VMMB (2-77) Children of the Raven VMMB E9.0.34/c (11-75) - )7-81) C.C.I Storage (7-81) - (7-83) National Gallery E9.2.25/c (11-69) - (1-70) Peter Macnair, personal communica - (15-5-79 ) - suggests Tsimshian attrb.Published References'Haida Art' - George MacDonald, page 83 'Loon's Necklace' - 1948

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