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Object #     2004-2/192
Object name     Mask
Culture of Origin     Haida
Title     Once Was a Fisherman
Maker or Artist     Reg Davidson
Materials     Wood, Paint, Horsehair, Leather, Operculum
Techniques     Carved, Painted, Glued
Dimensions     L: 36.0 cm, W: 29.0 cm, D: 14.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

"Spirit of the Ancestors"-The year I made this mask I was out fishing and there were no fish so I created that mask. The tears on the mask are the salmon that once were abundant. - Reg Davidson
Source     Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Credit     Gift of Arthur B. Steinman


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