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Transformation Mask


Kwakwaka'wakw artist, Transformation Mask, ca. 1900, cedar, paint, and string, Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art, no known copyright restrictions, 48.3.408a,b

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Title

Transformation Mask

Artist

Kwakwaka'wakw artist (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Date

ca. 1900

Medium

cedar, paint, and string

Dimensions (H x W x D)

30 in x 32 in x 22 in

Collection Area

Native American Art

Category

Northwest Coast

Ceremonial and Ritual Objects

Object Type

mask

Cultural Group

Kwakwaka'wakw

Credit Line

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art

Accession Number

48.3.408a,b

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

cedar

Kwakiutl

masks

Northwest Coast Native American styles

paint

string

Place Made

Created in: Northwest Coast

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