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Sea Bear Mask

Date:: late 19th century
Geography:: Canada, British Columbia
Culture:: Haida
Medium:: Copper, haliotis shell, fur
Dimensions:: H. 12 x W. 8 x D. 9 in. (30.5 x 20.3 x 22.9 cm)
Classification:: Metal-Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession Number:: 1979.206.830

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 356

Provenance

Belle G. Simpson; [Abraham & Strauss, New York, until 1958], Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1958, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1958–1978
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Who
Haida (48)
What
Metal (59,364)

Costume (41,678)

Sculpture (24,350)

Copper (6,255)

Hair (1,999)

Shell (1,359)

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Fur (670)

Ceremonial masks (497)

Sea shell (170)

Abalone shell (15)
Where
North and Central America (81,404)

Canada (605)
When
A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
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