Headdress Item Number: 2.5E1605 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
This forehead mask represents Kolus, a white down-covered thunderbird. It was carved by Willie Seaweed for his son, Joe, to use during the Great Dance of the Tlasula. Joe Seaweed received the privilege of performing this masked dance from his mother, Alice, who had it as part of her dowry.
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is black, green, and red.
Item History
- Made by Willie Seaweed
- Received from Perry Johanson and Jean Johanson
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw: 'Nakwaxda'xw
- Creator
- Willie Seaweed
- Received from
- Perry Johanson and Jean Johanson
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Perry Johanson Collection, Gift of Mrs. Perry Johanson
- Motif
- Thunderbird
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection