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Portrait Mask

Mediumwood, mammal sinew, cedar

DimensionsOther: 18.3 × 11.5 × 26.4 cm (7 3/16 × 4 1/2 × 10 3/8 in.)

ClassificationsCeremonial Objects

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Paper Field ReferencesCMH V11-B-12

Object numberHRC 00012

Descriptionhuman face, ? painted red and white, with black eyes and eyebrows.
knots of sinew in nostrils and corners of mouth
3 tufts of cedar bark, one on top of head, others on sides

Exhibition HistoryNational Gallery Ottawa (1927?) Crawley Films Ottawa (3-48) - (5-48) Art Museum London (11-50) - (3-51) Art Gallery Winnipeg (12-54) - (1-55) Crrawley Films Ottawa (?) - (1-55) Exhibit Stratford (6-60) - (9-60) National Gallery Mexivo (10-60) - (3-61) Musees Classes Borddeaux (4-62) - (8-62) $200 U. of Montreal Montreal (12-64) - (2-65) $500 Commonwealth Arrts Fest London (6-65) - (12-65) $400 National Gallery Ottawa (4-67) - (12-67) $700 Q.C.I E9.2.107/c (5-76) - (19-6-84)

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