Mask
Item number A5271 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wooden, carved bear mask with a long snout painted red and black with white edging and detailing. The muzzle is hinged with a piece of fibre twine on either side. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The face has blue and black edging and green ovoids around the black eyes on white background. The mask is painted black, blue, green and red.
Narrative
Nanes Baxwbakwalanuksiwe' means the specific bear in the Hamatsa ceremony.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before 1972
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during 1972
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A5271
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint, fibre and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 28.7 cm, width 26.7 cm, depth 61.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 37
- Accession Number
- 0160/0023
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