Mask, Ritual
Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.146Description
Property C37: Buffalo Brow Gourd Mask. Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Hopi, Title/Model: Gourd Mask with Buffalo Brows, Date/Region: ca. 1945 / Pueblo, Medium/Technique: gourd, carved, painted and buffalo hide is applied / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 11.5" H x 6.5" W x 1.5" D, Condition: good, stress fracture of 2" upper right, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: Native American Art from the Collection of Jim and Carol Getty: Exhibition at Campanella Gallery of Park University, March 13-April 18, 2000. Description/Notes: A large gourd is halved and a wood nose is applied. Buffalo hair is applied for eyebrows. Slits are cut for the eyes and mouth. The gourd is painted a reddish-brown base color and the eyes, and mouth slits are accentuated by painted pipping of ochre, black, turquoise and pale blue or brown. The inside of the mask is age appropriate and the condition is good. An attached green tag states: "Hopi dance mask- poly-chromed calabash pre-1950" and verso "$300".Collection
NATIVE AMERICANEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
SouthwestContinent
North AmericaCulture/Tribe
Hopi
Native American