COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.93.42
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Hunt, Richard
Creator Nationality:
North American; Canadian
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
b. 1951
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Richard Hunt
Creator Nationality:
North American; Native American; Kwakiutl
Creator Name-CRT:
Kwakiutl
Title:
Transformation Mask
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1993
Creation Start Date:
1993
Creation End Date:
1993
Materials and Techniques:
cedar, pigment, cloth, string and wood
Classification Term:
mask
Dimensions:
H.13 x W.12-1/4 x D.20-1/2 in.
Component Measured:
overall
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
93.42
Credit Line:
The Anne and Hadlai Hall Fund
Context:
Many Northwest Coast masks embody the spiritual link between animals and humans. When used at the beginning of a dance, this mask represents a raven, but later as it opens the bird transforms to a human.
Related Multimedia Description:
Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
Related Multimedia Description:
Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.1555c.tif
