Buffalo 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
- Seller
- Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
- Collection History
- Collected in 1936 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1936.
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- Date created
- circa 1930
- Catalog Number
- 18/9354
- Barcode
- 189354.000
- Object Type
- Masks and Masking
- Native Term
- agvdulo
- Object Name
- Buffalo mask
- Media/Materials
- Poplar, buffalo hide/skin, paint
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 37 x 41 x 27 cm
- Place
- North Carolina; USA
- See related items
- Eastern Band of Cherokee
- Masks and Masking
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_202572
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61d7df8df-52b3-4496-b8e6-87d0f608cb6b
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