Mechanical mask with sea gull figure
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: Seller
content: George H. Keen, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: George H. Keen, Non-Indian
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
label: MAI agent
content: William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from George H. Keen (of Victoria, British Columbia) in 1938.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Cape Mudge; Strathcona Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Vancouver Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: See related items
content: Masks and Masking
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 19/8963
label: Barcode
content: 198963.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Masks and Masking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mechanical mask with sea gull figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Red cedar, paint, hide, twine/string, iron nails
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted, hinged
label: Dimensions
content: 51 x 33.5 cm