Portrait Mask
Date1879
Mediumwood, paint, abalone shell
DimensionsOther: 17.3 × 9.2 × 20.8 cm (6 13/16 × 3 5/8 × 8 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-928 (a,b)
Object numberHRC 00928
Descriptionwood mask, finely carved features, natural wood twith tottemic designs in red and black. overlapping scale design around hair line of face, painted red. holes through for nostrils, 2 small holes in lips, one in chin.b-labret, rectangular, with post which fits through hole below lip. front is inlaid with abalone. of wood, stained to match mask.
Exhibition HistoryCrawley Films Ottawa (3-48) - (5-48) U. Manitobe Winnipeg (11-37) NWC Hall-Children of the Raven Ottawa (11-75) - (7-81) CCI Storage (7-81)Published References'Haida Art' George MacDonald
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