Komuqi Mask - Kwakuitt

1900s

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Associated Names
Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist, American, 1868 - 1952

John Andrew & Son

Printer, American, founded 1869

The sculpture features a stylized mask with prominent features, including large eyes, a wide nose, and an open mouth displaying teeth. Protruding from the top of the mask are multiple vertical elements, each adorned with intricate patterns. There appears to be a small sculpted bird perched on one of the elements. The material of the sculpture is textured and has intricate carvings. The sculpture is primarily blue. From this perspective, the sculpture seems to be resting on a surface, with its decorative appendages radiating in different directions.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cyanotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 15 × 20 cm (5 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.195


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Los Angeles); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, along right edge in black ink: Komuqi Mask - Kwakuitt; by unknown hand, center right in black pencil perpendicular: A218 x


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