Mask representing a brown bear

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Non-Indian; said to have been used by the Tlingit
Previous owner: May Company (May Department Stores Company), 1877-2005
Donor: May Company (May Department Stores Company), 1877-2005; Morton D. May (Buster May), Non-Indian, 1914-1983
Previous owner: Belle G. Simpson (Belle Goldstein Simpson/Mrs. Robert O.D. Simpson), Non-Indian, 1885-1985

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Belle Goldstein Simpson (Mrs. Robert O.D. Simpson, 1885-1985, owner of the Nugget Shop in Juneau, Alaska); acquired by Morton D. May (1914-1983, Native art collector) in the mid 1960s; donated to MAI in 1967 by Mr. May and the May Company (his department store chain).
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Place: Sitka; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Alexander Archipelago
Island Name: Baranof Island

See related items: Non-Indian; Tlingit; Masks and Masking
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/3149
Barcode: 243149.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask representing a brown bear
Media/Materials: Copper, bearskin/fur, abalone/haliotis shell, mountain goat horn
Techniques: Hammered, incised, inlaid, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions: 41.5 x 28.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69c34db84-ba4b-47d6-a100-e96be62dd1fa

Record ID: NMAI_258822