Mask

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Culture/People: Ngäbe (Guaymi)
Collector: Ester Neira De Calvo, Non-Indian, 1890-1978
Previous owner: Ester Neira De Calvo, Non-Indian, 1890-1978; Herbert H. Evans (Herbert Heard Evans), Non-Indian, 1880-1962
Donor: Herbert H. Evans (Herbert Heard Evans), Non-Indian, 1880-1962

Collection History: Collected by Ester Neira De Calvo and her family at an unknown date; purchased from Ester Neira De Calvo in the late 1930s by Herbert H. Evans (1880-1962, assistant superintendent of the Mechanical Division for the Panama Canal from 1919 to 1939); donated to MAI in 1957 by Herbert Evans.
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Place: Near Antón; Antón; Antón District; Coclé Province; Panama

See related items: Ngäbe (Guaymi); Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/5724
Barcode: 225724.001

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Bark cloth, wood, deer antler, ink
Techniques: Stamped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676a7a5e3-be2c-4e03-ba8c-5e994628102b

Record ID: NMAI_240636