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Pukubts mask (also Pookubs, Pookmis)

Date1972

Maker Joe David (Nuu-cha-nulth, Dididaht, born 1946)

Object number2024.19.1

Provenance[Objects of Bright Pride Gallery, Juneau, Alaska]; purchased from gallery by Charles and Gayle Pancerzewski, Mukilteo, Washington; by gift to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2024

Credit LineGift of Charles and Gayle Pancerzewski

Dimensions15 1/2 x 8 in. (39.4 x 20.3 cm)

Mediumcedar wood, horsehair, horsehide, pigments, copper nails

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Pukubts mask (also Pookubs, Pookmis)