| Object ID |
T0154 |
| Object Name |
Mask |
| Description |
Makah Mask;
Medium/Materials: Alder, paint, hair bound in twine; |
| Dimensions |
H-14 W-10 D-9 inches |
| Early Date |
1850 |
| Late Date |
1880 |
| Place of Origin |
Neah Bay, WA, USA |
| People |
Makah/ |
| Provenance |
(1) Private Collection. Maine.;
(2) Alexander Acevedo. New York City. Mr. Acevedo purchased this mask as part of a 19th century collection consisting of Old World antiquities and Native American ethnography.;
(3) Morning Star Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico.;
(4) Eugene V. Thaw.;
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| History |
Scholarly Attributions:
[1] Bill Holm to T. Herbst - 14 December 1989 - ".. the mask is from one of the Westcoast (Nootkan) tribes, probably from SW Vancouver Island, or perhaps from the Makah of Neah Bay, Washington. I believe that it is from the last quarter of the nineteenth century, perhaps around 1880. ...[provides comparatives] .. These are all big masks, like yours. The sharply prismatic principle form, with long, narrow, angled eyebrows, long slanting under-brow plane, large, round eyes in long tapered lids on the cheek plane, narrow projecting nose on the principle form are all characteristics of late nineteenth century humanoid masks form the southern Nootkan region. Many are not as large as yours, but as you can see there are others of that scale I hesitate to identify the character represented. .." [2] Notes from S. Brown - December 1996 - about the references in his entry - "USNM and RBCM masks may appear in Bill Holm's slide collection. Not published, to my knowledge. [CMC example] - this one is not that similar, wherethe RBCM mask may be the same carver. NMAI is same carver." |
| Used |
Makah |
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