Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
Object Name | Mask - humanoid |
Object Number | ABDUA:9497 |
Other Number | E93c |
Other Number Type | old number |
Brief Description | A humanoid mask with moveable eyes, formerly had a fur moustache and beard |
Dimensions | L: 250 W: 215mm D: 130 |
Materials | wood, pigment, fur |
Technique | carved, painted |
Maker | Tsimshian(?)/Haida(?) |
Object Production Date | 1840-1860 |
Place Key | North America, Canada, North West Coast, British Columbia, Port Simpson, Bella Bella |
Field Collector | Mitchell, Captain William |
Publication Note | Reid, R W (1912) Illustrated Catalogue of the Anthropological Museum, University of Aberdeen, p259 |
Caption | " Humanoid mask with moveable eyes which formerly had a fur moustache and beard Tsimshian style, Fort Simpson, British Columbia It may be the portrait of a particular individual."
Author: Hunt, Charles Date: 1995 Purpose: Collecting the World |
Aquisition Source | Mitchell, Captain William |