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Mask, Cannibal Spirit

American Museum of Natural History

16/963

DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY: MASKS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. MACNAIR, PETER, JOSEPH, AND GRENVILLE EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1990, Publisher: THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.FIRST EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978, Publisher: THE CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE ARTS OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: SECOND EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978 ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. HARNER, M.J. AND A.B. ELSASSER EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1965

  • Exhibitions

    FIELD, FAIR, MUSEUM: FRANZ BOAS, "THE KWAKIUTL," AND THE MAKING OF ANTHROPOLOGY (BARD GRADUATE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2019) DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY (VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VANCOUVER, CANADA, 2019) OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE (CENTER FOR INTER-AMER. RELATIONS AND AMER FEDERATION OF ARTS, , USA, 2019) OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE (AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 2019)

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Heiltsuk
  • Material wood, pigment, hide, fur, string
  • Measurements length 54.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, height 28.5 cm (overall)
  • Field Collector George Hunt
  • Received from Franz Boas
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Subject REPRESENTING CANNIBAL SPIRIT

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