Donor Name:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Culture:

Eskimo  Search this

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Askinuk (Hooper Bay), Near Cape Romanzof, Yukon & Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

9 Feb 1882

Notes:

FROM CARD: "SMALL MASK-UNUSUAL FEATURES-BEAK AND GRINNING MOUTH WITH DIAMOND SHAPED TEETH. 4 EYES, 2 ON EITHER SIDE, RINGED WITH BLACK-BLACK AND RED TRIM. LOANED TO THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART ON SEPT. 10, 1971. RETURNED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY 2-9-72. INVENTORIED 1977."

Record Last Modified:

30 Mar 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

82A00003

USNM Number:

E48701-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322634912-10f2-4fbc-9996-b07192514d22

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8467178