Mask Item Number: 1993.68 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
A carved wooden mask which has a very rounded appearance, a pug nose, down-turned mouth and ball- shaped eyeballs. The eyeballs have been painted black, and are ringed by a black line, eyebrows are painted as lines which accentuate the rather startled or angry expression. The inside of the mouth is painted red, and a tongue projects to the rear of the mask and serves as a means of wearing the mask, by holding it in the mouth. The wearer would have been able to see through small slots below the eyes. The mask is not typically Northwest Coast in form.; Good
Context
The expert Bill Holm from the Burke Museum, Seattle, has given his slide a Nuu-Chah-Nulth provenance. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Dr. A.C. Haddon
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Received from
- Dr. A.C. Haddon
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Keyword
- Masques and Drama; Ceremonial Objects