Mask

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Culture/People: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
Previous owner: Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945; Earl L. Stendahl (Earl Leopold Stendahl), Non-Indian, 1888-1966; Stendahl Galleries (Stendahl Gallery), 1911-; Portland Art Museum, 1892-; Meltzer Gallery
Seller: Meltzer Gallery

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska); purchased from his estate by Earl Stendahl (1888-1966) of the Stendahl Galleries (Hollywood, California) circa 1947; purchased by the Portland Art Museum (Portland, Oregon) from Earl Stendahl in 1948; purchased by the Meltzer Gallery (New York City) in 1959 at a surplus sale held by the Portland Art Museum; purchased by MAI from the Meltzer Gallery in 1963.
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Place: Alaska; USA

See related items: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen); Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2806
Barcode: 232806.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Alder
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 23.5 x 17.0 x 10.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c53087ed-6040-448f-b19d-18171b996bfa

Record ID: NMAI_248000