Tihu (Kachina)
Maskette, possibly representing the spirit of a laughing human face for a shaman's tługu (headdress)

Currently not on view

Maskette, possibly representing the spirit of a laughing human face for a shaman's tługu (headdress),

before 1882

Lingít
PU 3933

Information

Title
Maskette, possibly representing the spirit of a laughing human face for a shaman's tługu (headdress)
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Wood with red and black pigments
Dimensions
h. 10.9 cm., w. 9.8 cm., d. 3.5 cm. (4 5/16 x 3 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 3933
Place Collected

North America

Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
sculpture, masks (costume)
Materials
pigment, wood
Techniques
carving
Subject
faces

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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