Tsungani (Fearon Smith Jr.)
Cherokee/Adopted Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), (b. 1948), a carved and polychrome painted transformation mask with three faces, the outer two faces opening to reveal interior formline designs, with applied fur and horsehair, signed verso in graphite: Tsungani.
closed: height 21 1/4in, width 21 1/2in, depth 10in; open: height 24in, width 32 1/8in, depth 8in
Footnotes:
Provenance
From The Outstanding Collection of a Gold Coast Lady

Good condition overall with a few scattered scuffs, scratches and dust accumulation commensurate with age and display. Some separation to the fur/hair elements from the wood. An approximately 1in horizontal crack on the right side of the right ear where metal fitting is attached. A handful of linear scuffs to interior elements. Some white wall paint transfer/scuffs on the back of the mask.