Culture/People:

Mattaponi  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Christine Custalow (Rippling Water), Mattaponi, b. 1938  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Richmond Craft Fair  Search this

Christine Custalow (Rippling Water), Mattaponi, b. 1938  Search this

Subject:

Assistant Chief Jacob Custalow, Sr. (Thundercloud), Mattaponi, 1923-1982  Search this

Object Name:

Mask of Mattaponi Assistant Chief Jacob Custalow Sr. (1923-1982)

Media/Materials:

Pottery, feather/feathers, commercial leather thong, shell/shells, animal bone

Techniques:

Modeled, tied

Dimensions:

73.3 x 35 x 10 cm

Object Type:

Works of Art (Other)

Place:

Mattaponi Reservation; King William County; Virginia; USA

Date created:

1980

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist at the Richmond Craft Fair (Richmond, Virginia) in 1980; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/8885

Barcode:

258885.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dc724b00-e793-4475-a5d2-def92ac92a22

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_274833