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Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), 1869-1929

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Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Mask

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), 1869-1929

Physical Qualities Wood, pigments (green, black, red), wire, 10 3/8 × 7 3/16 × 5 7/8 in. (26.3 × 18.2 × 15 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 1992.259
Mask depicts animal with carved, incised, painted formline features: red ears, nostrils and mouth; black eyebrows, pupils, lower jaw area; green orbit and mouth area. Mouth is open (perforated), holes placed in each pupil.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1992; Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore.

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