Loon Transformation Mask

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Date created: 1966

Culture/People: Non-Indian
Artist/Maker: Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Don Morse Smith (Lelooska), Non-Indian/Cherokee descent, 1933-1996

Collection History: Commissioned by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1966; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Ariel; Cowlitz County; Washington; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8269
Barcode: 258269.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Title: Loon Transformation Mask
Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Red cedar, paint, cotton cloth, commercial suede, twine/string
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 74.7 x 35 x 26.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ef235379-9e93-4d51-8bf5-6c461444b2b1

Record ID: NMAI_274201