Mask representing a raven used in Sisaok dance series

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Date created: 1870-1900

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: 14/7488
Barcode: 147488.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking
Indigenous Term: qwaxw

Object Name: Mask representing a raven used in Sisaok dance series
Media/Materials: Alder, mirror, vermilion/cinnabar, laundry bluing, paint, twine/string, metal items
Techniques: Carved, painted, jointed
Dimensions: 74 x 35 x 27 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws635dfe36a-701e-400f-800a-3747da4f9258

Record ID: NMAI_158449