Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID Number |
2016.045 |
Artist |
Harris, Walter |
Title |
Moon Portrait Mask |
Date |
1988 |
Medium |
Birch wood, Abalone |
Dimensions (H x W x D) |
10.75" x 11" x 4.5" |
Credit Line |
The George and Colleen Hoyt Northwest Coast Indigenous Art Fund |
Culture |
North American / Canada / Gitxsan |
Collection |
Native American Art Collection |
Object Name |
Mask |
Description |
Carved wooden mask with abalone inlay for teeth. The eyes and eyebrows are painted black; there are stylized shapes in red and black paint on the forehead and left cheek; lips and flared nostrils are bright red. The mask is mounted on a green-painted disk and there are leather straps knotted to the disk. |