Mask : 84.15.004

Collection:

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

Object ID:

84.15.004

Accession#:

84.15

Credit Line:

Transferred from the Juneau Arts Council.

Object Name:

Mask

Title:

Tlingit Woodworm Mask, c. 1980

Artist — Creator:

Marks, Willie

Date:

1970

Description:

Carved wooden mask of face with seven feathers at top: two green, two red, one yellow and one white with black tips. Eyes have holes drilled through center and are inset with abalone. Eyebrows have small face in profile, facing center. White teeth and red tongue show in open red mouth. Brown nostrils and ears. Above nostrils and ears, rawhide thong threaded through drilled holes and secured with knots. Mask is hung from thong. Mask also decorated with blue, brown, yellow, and black paint. Surface is unvarnished.
Inscription: "Made by Willie Marks / Juneau Alaska" in pencil on back.

Search Terms:

Tlingit
Mythology

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Tlingit Woodworm Mask, c. 1980

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