The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Mask

Mask

200–1000 CE
gold
Overall: 7 x 8.6 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1950.414
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Fangs were a marker of supernatural power for many ancient Andean societies.
  • ?-1950
    Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1950, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1950
    The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 379 archive.org
    Bennett, Wendell C. Ancient Arts of the Andes. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. p. 128, fig. 147
  • Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17- December 12, 1958. Zurich, Switzerland; Kunsthaus; January 1- February 28, 1959. Circulating exhibition of "Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America."
    New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art; January 26-March 26, 1954. "Ancient Arts of the Andes," exh. cat. repr. in black and white, p. 128, fig. 147.
    Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas."
    Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; October 19-31, 1959. "South American Fortnight."
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.414