Eagle-Human Mask Item Number: Nb22.77 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Forehead mask of a woman, whose head is a rattle, sits on the forehead of an eagle; hair, black wire wrapped around ends, is inserted into eleven drilled holes on top of the woman's head; black and orange-red paint are used to emphasize features; front human head has black brows and eyes; wide flat nose has orange-red nostrils; wide continuous orange-red lip band; prominent cheek ridges; ears on either side of head; back of head is yellow cedar with flat face depicted in incised circle; black brows; circular black eyes; broad flat nose with orange-red nostrils; wide continuous orange-red lip band. Body, shown only on front, has arms slightly extended and bent, elbows and forearms rest on eagle's brows, hands are downturned; legs are drawn up next to chest, four black claw-like toes on each foot. Eagle has black brows with horizontal rows of short orange- red lines; black bulbous eyes; thin sharp beak incorporates wide orange-red lip band, flattened semi-circular nostrils on either side; orbital ridge melds with cheek ridge which follows line of lip band; triangular depressed area under lower beak. On reverse, a leather strip is attached to either side by a singular stitch of white waxed cord, cord is also tied around leather. Signed inside: 'B' 'D'/87 'Dempsey Bob Tahltan Tlingit.' Unpainted wood is finished with oil.
Cultural Context
contemporary art
Item History
- Made by Dempsey Bob (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada during 1987
- Owned by Dempsey Bob before September 8, 1987
- Received from Dempsey Bob (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on September 8, 1987
What
- Name
- Eagle-Human Mask
- Identification Number
- Nb22.77
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- alder wood, glass, adhesive, metal, fibre, wax, leather skin, hair, acrylic paint and yellow cedar wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, glued, painted, drilled, wrapped and tied
- Overall
- height 26.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 16.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tahltan and Tlingit
- Creator
- Dempsey Bob (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Dempsey Bob
- Received from
- Dempsey Bob (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1987
- Ownership Date
- before September 8, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on September 8, 1987
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1233/0002