Raven Echo mask

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Date created: circa 1960

Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Artist/Maker: Henry Hunt, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), 1923-1985
Previous seller: The Quest for Handicrafts Ltd.
Previous owner: John R. Cuneo, Non-Indian, 1911-1984; Myrtle W. Cuneo, Non-Indian, 1910-2006
Donor: Myrtle W. Cuneo, Non-Indian, 1910-2006

Collection History: Purchased by John R. Cuneo (1911-1984, of Westport, Connecticut) from The Quest for Handicrafts Ltd. (a store in Banff, Alberta) at an unknown date; inherited by his wife, Myrtle W. Cuneo (1910-2006); donated to NMAI by Myrtle Cuneo in 1993.
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Masks and Masking
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/3871
Barcode: 253871.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Raven Echo mask
Media/Materials: Wood, metal wire, paint
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 30.5 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fd8fba69-1e2f-4b46-b515-da28a80fc353

Record ID: NMAI_269574