Mask

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Culture/People: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Previous owner: Amos H. Gottschall, Non-Indian, 1854-1936
Seller: Amos H. Gottschall, Non-Indian, 1854-1936
Seller agent: Ira S. Reed, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Amos H. Gottschall (1854-1936); purchased by MAI from Ira S. Reed (an artifact collector and auctioneer in Sellersville, Pennsylvania) in 1937.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka); Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/4997
Barcode: 194997.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c937815b-1211-4d2b-b300-728b2312aaa2

Record ID: NMAI_208099