Culture/People:

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this

Object Name:

Mechanical mask representing Sisiutl (a sea serpent)

Media/Materials:

Wood, commercially tanned leather, vegetal fiber, iron nails

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Dimensions:

66 x 46 cm

Object Type:

Masks and Masking

Place:

Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada

Archipelago:

Vancouver Island Group

Island Name:

Vancouver Island

Date created:

1880-1920

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1926.

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Catalog Number:

14/9626

Barcode:

149626.000

See related items:

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Masks and Masking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68cbcdfc7-6c8d-4286-9d58-6ec13d63da0b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_160711