Humanoid Mask Item Number: 1-1634 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
Though its exact use is undocumented, this humanoid mask is carved in the classic Kwakwaka'wakw style. Compare the sharply carved facial planes on this mask with the rounded contours of the Nuxalk masks above.
Item History
- Received from Mrs. Walter C. Waters
What
- Name
- Humanoid Mask
- Identification Number
- 1-1634
- Type of Item
- humanoid mask
- Material
- wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 12.2 in, width 9.8 in, depth 5.9 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Mrs. Walter C. Waters
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Purchased from Mrs. Walter C. Waters
- Motif
- Humanoid
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection