Shaman's mask (Image withheld)
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1905 from Bernard A. Whalen (1869-1942), who dealt in "Alaskan Indian Curios" and operated Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 4718
- Barcode
- 004718.000
- Culture/People
- Tlingit
- Previous owner
- Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
- Seller
- Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's mask (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Place
- Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
- See related items
- Tlingit
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Record ID
- NMAI_4839
