Bear Mask

Date created
1990
Culture/People
Mad River Wiyot
Artist/Maker
Rick Bartow, Mad River Wiyot, 1946-2016
Previous owner
Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002
Donor
Priscilla M. King (Pam M. King/Priscilla Martin King), Non-Indian, 1926-2002
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Priscilla (Pam) M. King (1926-2002, owner of the Buffalo Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia); donated to NMAI by Pam King in 1998.
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Place
Oregon; USA (inferred)
See related items
Mad River Wiyot
Masks and Masking
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/4798
Barcode
254798.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Title
Bear Mask
Object Name
Mask
Media/Materials
Wood, paint, metal, horsehair, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, shell/shells, animal bone, raffia
Techniques
Carved, painted, strung
Dimensions
37 x 46 x 22 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6483e52a3-1fb5-4059-82e2-deedaa8ec555
Record ID
NMAI_270348