Culture/People:

Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik  Search this

Collector:

George Byron Gordon (George B. Gordon/G. B. Gordon), Non-Indian, 1870-1927  Search this

Previous owner:

Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)  Search this

Object Name:

Funerary mask (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Kuskokwim River; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collected by George Byron Gordon (1870-1927, associated with the Free Museum of Science/University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) in 1905 or 1907; acquired by George Heye in 1908 through an exchange with the Free Museum.

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Catalog Number:

1/6823

Barcode:

016823.000

See related items:

Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed61dbcb-188b-4886-aa87-fdfe9036089c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_17543