Forehead Mask
Southeast Alaska
ca. 1840-60
wood, operculum shell, paint
length: 9"
Inventory # CN4313-112
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PROVENANCE
Oregon Historical Society, deaccessioned in the 1950's
Robert Cambell, Portland, OR
EXHIBITED
Canada House, Trafalgar Square,London, England, 1998, on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee.
EXHIBITED
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 2007-2008
Superbly carved in the image of a wolf, the image is readily identifiable by the elongated snout and high forehead. The widely opened eyes, pricked ears and bared canine teeth made of operculum greatly animate the mask, capturing the intelligent and curious nature of the carnivore with remarkable artistic sensibility.