Talking Man Mask for Winter Ceremonial
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Wood, copper, fur, cedar bark, shell
DATES
1868â1900
DIMENSIONS
12 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (32.1 x 21 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
05.589.7803
CREDIT LINE
By exchange
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Wooden mask of talking man with moveable mouth that opens to show teeth. Copper plate on forehead. Tuft of fiber on top of head. Ruffle of raffia painted red around mouth area. Black pigment on cheeks and above the forehead area to represent hair. Has metal eyebrows and low-sloping mouth.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Tlingit. Talking Man Mask for Winter Ceremonial, 1868â1900. Wood, copper, fur, cedar bark, shell, 12 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (32.1 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 05.589.7803. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 05.589.7803_side_acetate_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
profile, 05.589.7803_side_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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