Raven mask

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Date created: 1840-1900

Culture/People: Nuxalk (Bellacoola)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1926.
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Place: Dean Channel; Central Coast Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Nuxalk (Bellacoola); Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/7487
Barcode: 147487.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking
Indigenous Term: qwaxw

Object Name: Raven mask
Media/Materials: Alder, glass, vermilion/cinnabar, laundry bluing, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted, inlaid
Dimensions: 62.7 x 24.2 x 36.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6343bd960-a511-40e1-8388-be5fcf3d7065

Record ID: NMAI_158448