Yagim Mask

George Walkus First Nation

1920–25

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Yagim Mask
Artist: George Walkus (FIrst Nation, Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), ca. 1875–ca. 1958)
Date: 1920–25
Geography: Object place British Columbia, Canada
Culture: Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl)
Medium: Mask: Wood, metal, pigment; back cloth: cotton factory woven cloth, pigment.
Dimensions: H. 33 x W. 18 in. (83.8 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
Object Number: 2011.154.39a–c
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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