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Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). <em>Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair]</em>, 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a_08.491.8905b_SL1.jpg)
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair], 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a_08.491.8905b_SL1.jpg)
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). <em>Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair]</em>, 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a_08.491.8905b_SL1.jpg)

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair], 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a_08.491.8905b_SL1.jpg)

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). <em>Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair]</em>, 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a-b_large_Design_scan.jpg)

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair], 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a-b_large_Design_scan.jpg)

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). <em>Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair]</em>, 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a-b.jpg)

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair], 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 08.491.8905a-b.jpg)

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). <em>Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair]</em>, 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 08.491.8905b_acetate_bw.jpg)

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka). Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair], 19th century. Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails, 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund, 08.491.8905b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 08.491.8905b_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Wolf or Sisiutl Mask [One of a pair]

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
MEDIUM Cedar wood, pigment, plant fiber, cotton string, cloth, iron nails
  • Place Collected: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
    • DATES 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 9 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 9 in. (24.8 x 65.4 x 22.9 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 08.491.8905b
    CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1908, Museum Collection Fund
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