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- Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) peoples
- mask, late 1800s–early 1900s
- Where object was made: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- wood, paint, carving
- Object Height/Width/Length: 18 x 18 x 40 cm
Object Height/Width/Length: 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 15 3/4 in - Source unknown
- Not on display
- 2007.5531
- Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) peoples
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- Description
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The carved wooden mask depicts a bird's head. The head is blue with white and black eyes. The yellow beak is slightly open, showing a red tongue. The top and back of the head is open with black edges and holes in the perimeter.