Culture/People:

probably Squaxon (attributed)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

attributed to Douglas Tobin, Squaxon  Search this

Donor:

Irene Hirano Inouye (Mrs. Daniel K. Inouye), Non-Indian, 1948-2020  Search this

Previous owner:

Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Non-Indian, 1924-2012  Search this

Object Name:

Mask

Media/Materials:

Cedar, cedar bark, ermine skin/fur, paint, horsehair, feather/feathers, abalone/haliotis shell

Techniques:

Carved, painted, tied

Dimensions:

108.0 x 33.5 x 15.2 cm

Object Type:

Works of Art (Other)

Place:

Washington; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1999

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924-2012, D-Hawaii) and probably received as a gift in recognition of his service to American Indians as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (1987-1995 and 2001-2003); donated to NMAI by Senator Inouye's widow Irene Hirano Inouye (1948-2020) in 2013.

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Catalog Number:

26/9078

Barcode:

269078.000

See related items:

Squaxon

Works of Art (Other)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62a9c660e-0358-4d21-bc5d-ec520a60a0b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_407784