Mask

Date created
1962
Culture/People
Tlingit [Hoonah]
Artist/Maker
Amos Wallace (Amos Louis Wallace/Jeet Yaaw Dustaa), Tlingit [Hoonah], 1920-2004
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Indian Arts and Crafts Board Demonstration Workshop (Juneau, Alaska) (IACB Demonstration Workshop)
Collection History
Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1962 when the artist was employed during IACB arts and crafts demonstrations at Juneau, Alaska; 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
Juneau; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
See related items
Tlingit [Hoonah]
Masks and Masking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2169
Barcode
262169.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Object Name
Mask
Media/Materials
Yellow cedar, wood stain
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
19.0 x 23.5 x 10.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6472193e6-03e8-4d77-9913-ca880fffb5d1
Record ID
NMAI_278277