Donor Name:

Maryland Academy of Sciences  Search this

Length - Object:

26 cm

Width - Object:

16 cm

Depth - Object:

12.5 cm

Culture:

Cherokee  Search this

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Not Given, United States, North America

Accession Date:

26 May 2009

Notes:

Carved wooden mask with human face. Carved wooden teeth. Openings for eyes, mouth and nostrils. Black paint around eyes top of head. Also large painted black spot on each cheek. Has been broken and repaired with glue on right side. Mend extends from top of head to bottom of chin. Two holes drilled in sides of mask for string?

Record Last Modified:

6 May 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

387107

USNM Number:

E432554-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37de5b166-a692-4853-9b6f-733f4bd374e3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8941850