This "queen" mask, with a motherly face, supports a child on her head. She is adorned with a complex costume, walks with long strides, carrying canes and occasionally a vodka bottle.
Wood with raffia
30 x 5 x 6in. (76.2 x 12.7 x 15.2cm)
Gift of Simon Ottenberg, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2005.60
Photo: Susan Cole
Now on view at the
Seattle Art Museum
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