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ProvenanceJames and Marilyn Bergstrom, Seattle, Washington; Christie's, New York City
BibliographyHerbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993. p. 112, pl. 113.
Christie's. Sale 8558. 5 December 1996, lot 54.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.306.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 328.
Culture
Salish
Mask
Date1870-1900
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 × 11 × 9 1/2 in. (48.9 × 27.9 × 24.1 cm)
Object numberT0344
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Label TextThe S’xwaixwey is the most prominent and well-known mask among the Salish people. Its eyes project on stalks like the eyes of a crab or snail, its nose is the head of a bird, and the tops of its horns are also birds' heads. The S’xwaixwey mask is danced at potlatches, puberty ceremonies, weddings and funerals.ProvenanceJames and Marilyn Bergstrom, Seattle, Washington; Christie's, New York City
BibliographyHerbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993. p. 112, pl. 113.
Christie's. Sale 8558. 5 December 1996, lot 54.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.306.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 328.
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