• Culture/People:

    Nisga'a (Niska)

  • Object name:

    Mask representing a curlew

  • Date created:

    1870-1900

  • Place:

    Lower Nass River; Kitikx; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

  • Media/Materials:

    Wood, hair, paint

  • Techniques:

    Carved, painted

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by George Heye in 1907.

  • Dimensions:

    31 x 23 x 34 cm

  • Catalog number:

    1/4236

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