Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.134Description
Property C25: Lillian Pitt, Walla Walla Woman Mask
Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Pitt, Lillian (b.1944, River People: OR), Title/Model: "Walla Walla Woman", Earthenware Mask, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Oregon, Medium/Technique: earthenware glazed mask with applied feathers handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 13" H x 9.75" W x 3.5" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, verso; "Pitt" etched, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A glazed earthenware mask with an elongated face, exaggerated eyebrows and a pouched mouth is decorated with white raku below eyebrows and light-green raku above the forehead. Pin feathers are softly attached as hair. In addition to making ceremonial masks, Pitt created and sold this mask in a much smaller version for badges that were worn as decoration on clothing. Our subject is larger than comparable properties and additive value is created by size, raku glaze and the popularity of subject. A white adhesive tag on back.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Mask, RitualNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lillian Pitt
