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Haida, 1869-1929

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Haida

Mask

Haida, 1869-1929

Physical Qualities Wood, black and red pigments, shell, wire, 10 7/16 × 7 1/16 × 5 11/16 in. (26.5 × 18 × 14.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 1992.260
Mask with 3 spirit figures, all carved from 1 piece of wood. Red formline ears, red nostrils and lips; black eyes and eyebrows; inlaid shell teeth. Three spirit figures are at top-center and emerging from both cheeks.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1992; Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore.

Inscribed: None

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2000–2000

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