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Transformation Mask
Artist

Richard Hunt
Date

1993
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G259
Transformation Mask, Richard Hunt
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Many Northwest Coast masks embody the spiritual link between animals and humans. When used at the beginning of a dance, this mask represents a raven, but later as it opens the bird transforms to a human.
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Medium: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Mask | Cedar, pigment, cloth, string, wood
Size: 13 x 12 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (33.0 x 31.1 x 52.1 cm)
Creation Place: North America, Canada, Northwest Coast region
Culture: North America, Canada, Northwest Coast region
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Anne and Hadlai Hull Fund
Accession Number: 93.42
Rights: © Richard Hunt, C.M., O.B.C.
Artist: Richard Hunt, American, born 1935
Role: Artist
Nationality: American
Life Dates: American, born 1935
Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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