43571
Accession Number
1976
Title Of Article Chaper
Northwest coast masks: salmon egg paint unmasks fakes
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the canadian conservation institute
Volume
4
Pages
44238
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Analysis of paint medium proves that the masks are recent and have been weathered to make them look old. Study of polychromy on authentic reference masks. Acrylic emulsion medium identified.
Keywords
Forgery authenticity, examination; Ethnography, material analysis; Sculpture, polychrome examination; Sculpture, authenticity forgery
pub_id
43571