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"Snow Moon" spirit mask
"Snow Moon" spirit mask

"Snow Moon" spirit mask

Joe David (Canadian, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), born in 1946)
1986
Medium/TechniqueAlder wood, feathers, pigment
DimensionsOverall: 12.1 x 57.2 x 57.2 cm (4 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dale and Doug Anderson in honor of Ron and Anita Wornick
Accession number2005.371
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMasks
ProvenanceSold by the artist to Dale and Doug Anderson, New York; 2005, gift of Dale and Doug Anderson to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 21, 2005)
Spirit mask
Unknown Native American
about 1985
Mask
mid to late 20th century
Helmet mask
late 19th century
Helmet mask
late 19th century
Headdress (susiu)
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
late 19th century
Rattle
about 1900
Bow and five arrows
late 19th century
Gathering basket
1880–1900
Face mask
about 1930–40
about 1930–40