Mask, Ritual

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Mask, Ritual

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.115 B

Description

Property C6: Wooden Mask with Horse Hair Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Iroquois, Title/Model: Wooden False Face Mask, Date/Region: ca. 1910 / Northeastern, Medium/Technique: wood, carved with applied hair / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 10.5" H x 5.5" W x 3.85" D, Condition: good, hair need re-attaching, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, verso, gold paint "Indian Museum F22492? Iroquois", Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A wooden False Face mask with horse hair bears the noted inscription in gold paint.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Date made

1910

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

New York

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Iroquois
Native American, First Nation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mask, Ritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018