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The famous Delaware Mask painted by Mrs. Elliott Moses

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Date:

n.d.

Reference:

MG30-C169, Volume number: 2

Type of material:

Photographs

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5098447

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Elliott Moses fonds

Photographs and illustrations

Photographs

The famous Delaware Mask painted by Mrs. Elliott Moses
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Date(s):

n.d.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 photograph.

Language of material:

English

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Photograph depicts Ethel Moses's painting of a mask of religious significance that hung in the Lenape big house at Six Nations until 1851, when many converted to Christianity and when it was taken by a local missionary.

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MSS1109

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Written on back: "The famous Delaware Mask painted by Mrs. Elliott Moses from the collection of relics of the late Jess Moses, uncle of Elliott Moses."

Related material:

For historical context on this mask and its return to Six Nations, see pages 40-45 of Memoranda, volume 1, file 8 (Mikan no. 2728470).

Source:

Private

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MG30-C169
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 C 169]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2 File number 14

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Elliott Moses fonds / Library and Archives Canada / e011206872 ; Copyright: Unknown ; Restrictions on Use: Nil.

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