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A maneto-face or Mask [[manitou mask] of an Indian conjurer with a border of bear skin round the forehead and a tuft of feathers in the centre Sent me by his Excelly George Clinton

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

October 1781

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 59v

Notes:

The donor, George Clinton (1739-1812), was governor of New York (1777-1795, 1801-1804) and fourth vice president of the United States (1805-1812).