Hawk mask

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Tlingit
Artist/Maker: Wesley Willard (Chaukoo-gai/Wesley Jack Willard), Tlingit, 1927-1994
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Alaska Indian Arts, Inc.

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Alaska Indian Arts, Inc. (Haines, Alaska) in 1965; 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: Alaska; USA

See related items: Tlingit; Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8712
Barcode: 258712.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Title: Hawk mask
Object Name: Maskette
Media/Materials: Cedar, abalone/haliotis shell
Techniques: Carved, painted, inlaid
Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 8.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws664952263-b37b-43f3-8d42-e306c98ce21e

Record ID: NMAI_274660