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Photo: Paul Macapia
Mask with Humanoid Face
Photo: Paul Macapia

Mask with Humanoid Face

Dateca. 1880
Label TextMasks with human features represent ancestors, warriors and supernatural beings that transform into humans. When used at funeral ceremonies they depict the departed spirit being ushered into the next world, highlighting the boundaries between past and present; natural and supernatural realms.
Object number91.1.35
ProvenanceMicheal R. Johnson, Seattle, Washington, until 1971; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1971-1991; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Published ReferencesThe Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, p. 188 Robbins, Richard et al., Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach, Toronto: Nelson Education, 2014, p.220 Robbins, Richard et al., Sociocultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach, Toronto: Nelson Education, 2017, p. 242
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions14 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 6 in. (36.83 x 22.23 x 15.24 cm)
MediumAlder, red cedar bark, cotton cloth, paint
Photo: Paul Macapia
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Object number: 91.1.22
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ca. 1900
Object number: 91.1.49
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ca. 1910
Object number: 91.1.25
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ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.23
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ca. 1885
Object number: 91.1.43