Bear mask
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Object Details
- Culture/People
- Eastern Band of Cherokee
- Collector
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Previous owner
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Seller
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Collection History
- Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1933.
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- Date created
- circa 1920
- Catalog Number
- 18/5512
- Barcode
- 185512.000
- Object Type
- Masks and Masking
- Native Term
- agvdulo
- Object Name
- Bear mask
- Media/Materials
- Poplar, bearskin/fur (black bear), paint, hide thong/babiche
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 36 x 28 x 25 cm
- Place
- Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA
- See related items
- Eastern Band of Cherokee
- Masks and Masking
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_198426
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c56b60f8-f3de-4665-865d-aa021ee024eb
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