Eagle mask
Artist
N.W.COAST
Datelate 19th cen.
Mediumwood, probably red cedar
ClassificationsCostume
Object number1984.24.5
DescriptionA nearly symmetrical wooden mask with red and black paint in patterns around the eyes, ears, and hooked beak. The mask has round, hollowed out black eyes with holes for looking through, and red eyelids. The ears on top of the mask are small and flat with red interiors. There are large black eyebrows on the forhead along with three red U-shaped designs and a black circle in the middle. The beak is hooked downward and has black lips with a red interior. The back of the mask is hollowed and bears tool marks and three holes, one of which bears a screw. The whole mask is covered with some type of finish.On View
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TAPIRARO
19th/20th century
Mexico
New Guinea
Pre-Columbian