Mask Item Number: E9937-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "CEREMONIAL MASK.--CARVED FROM WOOD. EYES AND EYEBROWS PAINTED BLACK. RED AND BLUE FIGURES PAINTED ON CHEEKS AND FOREHEAD. A METAL RING PIERCES THE NOSE. WORN IN DANCES. LENGTH, 6 3/4 INCHES; WIDTH, 6 1/4 INCHES. SITKA INDIANS (KOLUSCHAN STOCK), SITKA, ALASKA. 9,937. COLLECTED BY CAPT. HENRIQUES."
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Capt. John A. Henriques in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1869
- Received during 1870
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- E9937-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Field Collector
- Capt. John A. Henriques
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1869
- Acquisition Date
- during 1870
Other
- Accession Number
- 70A00001