Mask
29-175-58
From: Washington (U. S. State) | Neah Bay
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-58 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Makah |
| Provenience | Washington (U. S. State) | Neah Bay |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Mirror |
| Iconography | Wolf |
| Description | Wolf head. Formed from two flat boards held by nailed struts; front strut pierced for teeth and at tip of nose; "head-sized" oval space between bottom struts. Eyes: long oval oblong outlines of blue paint, then narrow line of natural wood and small mounted mirror inset in pierced pupil on left side, mirror missing on right. (over) Blue eyebrows start with cross in small oval curve lowe back corner of mask. Front half of pierced crest broken off on both sides, right side attached. Upturned nostrils pierced. Two groups of two parallel slits between nose-tip and brow-ridge on each side. Red and blue designs. |
| Height | 42 cm |
| Length | 106 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 1/9473 - Collector Number |
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