Mask, Ritual

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Mask, Ritual

Entry/Object ID

143/5607

Description

EXCEPTIONALLY FINE TLINGIT PAINTED MASK, MOUTH PLATE OF BRASS TEETH OF ABALONE , PLATE OF COPPER WITH ABALONE INSETS FOR EYES

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit
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

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood, ABALONE, COPPER

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO #6, ITEM #5 ID 143/327 INVOICE DATED 3/14/13, HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, PG 76 G, 79 A, INVOICES 1/9/1913, 3/14/1913