Detail View: The AMICA Library: Face Mask
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1979.83
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Native American; Tlingit
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Northwest Coast, Tlingit
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Title:
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Face Mask
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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mid-19th Century
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Creation Start Date:
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1830
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Creation End Date:
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1870
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Materials and Techniques:
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alderwood
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Style or Period:
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Northwest Coast, Tlingit
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 21cm x 17cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1979.83
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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de Menil, Houston; (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., sale #4291, lot #348)
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1979.83.tif
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