Mask

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Culture/People: possibly Wixarika (Huichol) (attributed)
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Purchased by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) in Tepic, Nayarit State, Mexico) in 1974; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: San Andrés Cohamiata; Mezquitic Municipality, Norte Region; Jalisco State; Mexico (inferred)

See related items: Wixarika (Huichol); Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1630
Barcode: 251630.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Wood, horsehair, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Pyroengraved
Dimensions: 25 x 17.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a3f0dffc-9301-4c99-9037-ae4e68ef1a57

Record ID: NMAI_267136