Does this mask the look of disappointment on my face?
Leith Mahkewa, Oneida / Hopi, born 1978
2021
Beaded velvet mask with Iroquois raised beadwork and cotton lining
Overall: 7 1/16 × 7 1/16 × 3 11/16 in. (18 × 18 × 9.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Stephen and Constance Spahn '63 Acquisition Fund
2021.9
Geography
Place Made: Kahnawake, Canada, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Native American
Sculpture
Not on view
Exhibition History
This Land: American Engagement with the Natural World, Owen Robertson Cheatham Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 5–July 22, 2022.
Provenance
The artist, Leith Mahkewa, Kahnawake, Québec, Canada; sold to present collection, 2021.
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