Mosquito Mask
DateJuly 1899
Mediumcedar, paint, cotton
DimensionsOther: 20.3 × 33.5 × 17.9 cm (8 × 13 3/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-704
Object numberHRC 00704
Descriptionsecret society mosquito mask, for face, wood, old catalogue describes as 'dance mask representing crane', bulging eyes attached separately by string at top and bottom, holes correspond to frame underneath. black beak, outlined in red, eyes, natural colour in centre, then black lines, then a thick red line, rest light blue with black circular lines. used in 'Loon's Necklace'.Exhibition HistoryPlaster replica transferred to Educaiton Div (3-69) lent to Lowie Museum, California (12-64) - (1-66) $600 Crawley Films Ottawa (3-48) - (5-48) Art Gallery Winnipeg (12-54) - (1-55) Crawley Films Ottawa (?) - (1-55) N.W Coast Perm. Ottawa (11-68)
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1895-1901
c. 1899
c. 1879
c. 1884
c. 1879
1879
c. 1884
1890-1904
c. 1879
c. 1879