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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2003-0008-0009   CAS 2003-0008-0009; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Northwest Coast Indian
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970-1990
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint
Description Life-sized mask showing a stylized human face with large black and red eyes set within blue sockets and framed above by heavy black eyebrows, a wide nose with red flaring nostrils, and an open mouth with bared teeth; Single drilled hole at each side of mask allows for attaching string so mask can be worn; NOTE: This mask is almost certainly a made-for-sale souvenir carving.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 19.5, Depth = 12.7, Length = 24.4