COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1979.83
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
North American; Native American; Tlingit
Creator Name-CRT:
Northwest Coast, Tlingit
Title:
Face Mask
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
mid-19th Century
Creation Start Date:
1830
Creation End Date:
1870
Materials and Techniques:
alderwood
Style or Period:
Northwest Coast, Tlingit
Dimensions:
Overall: 21cm x 17cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1979.83
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Provenance:
de Menil, Houston; (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., sale #4291, lot #348)
Context:
This mask may represent an ancestor, with clan emblems painted on the face. Masks were used in elaborate community ceremonies and dances performed during the winter months, when most food-gathering activities were finished.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1979.83.tif
