Culture/People:

probably Inuit (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this

Seller:

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this

Seller agent:

Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

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

Object Name:

Mask (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Masks and Masking

Place:

Grave; Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Banks Island

Island Grouping:

South Canadian Arctic Islands

Date created:

probably AD 1600–1900

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Catalog Number:

5/3587

Barcode:

053587.000

See related items:

Inuit (archaeological)

Masks and Masking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61b6f9ebb-5306-4f82-b2fd-c72b29b75eb4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_57905