Mask, Lalatiyail Item Number: 16/1529 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

TANGIBLE VISIONS. WARDWELL, ALLEN, 1996
THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE BELLA COOLA INDIANS. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 2, 1898

Item History

What

Name
Mask, Lalatiyail
Identification Number
16/1529
Type of Item
mask
Material
wood, pigment, fur, metal and string
Overall
length 24.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, height 17.0 cm

Who

Culture
Nuxalk
Field Collector
George Hunt and Franz Boas
Received from
Morris K. Jesup

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
British Columbia, Canada

Other

Subject
LALATIYAIL