Culture/People:

probably Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this

Previous owner:

Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this

Seller:

Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Mask

Media/Materials:

Wood, owl feather/feathers, duck feather/feathers, beach grass/rye grass, cotton cord/cordage, spruce root, clay slip, charcoal, paint

Techniques:

Carved, bent, pegged, painted

Dimensions:

100 x 71 x 34 cm

Object Type:

Masks and Masking

Place:

Kuskokwim River; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

circa 1905

Collection History:

Collected by Bethel, Alaska, trader Adams Hollis Twitchell (1872-1949), probably between 1905 and 1916; purchased by MAI from A. H. Twitchell in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Catalog Number:

9/3417

Barcode:

093417.000

See related items:

Yup'ik (Yupik)

Masks and Masking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69b76b53e-bc10-44d5-8134-fc998ddfe51e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_100600