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Spirit mask

(American (Northwest Coast))
about 1985
Object PlaceAlaska
Medium/TechniqueWood (unidentified), carved and painted; feathers
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 x 43.2 x 36.2 cm (1 1/2 x 17 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dale and Doug Anderson in honor of Ron and Anita Wornick
Accession number2005.370
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceBetween about 1980 and 1995, purchased by Dale and Doug Anderson, New York [see note]; 2005, gift of Dale and Doug Anderson to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2005)

NOTE: The Andersons made their purchases from Quintana Gallery, Portland, OR and in Vancouver.
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