Ritual mask
- Made:
- 1701-1900 in Canada and British Columbia
Carved wooden mask, showing a labret in position, British Columbia, Canadian
A carved wooden Native American mask, from British Columbia, Canada, c. 1701-1900. Masks were often used by shamen (medicine men) during rituals.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A37833
- Materials:
- wood, hide and paint or stain
- Measurements:
-
overall: 245 mm x 198 mm x 90 mm, .337 kg
overall weight: x x , , .34kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
