Gyidakhanis Mask Item Number: 25.0/311 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
This painted face mask may be used in the Gyidakhanis dance. The eyesockets are painted green, and there is formline painting on the cheeks and forehead. The eyebrows, eyes, and mustache are black and nostrils and lips red. Part of the background is painted white. The lips are rounded and slightly open, suggesting an animation in keeping with the movements of the dance. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is green, white, red, and black.
Item History
- Received from Mrs. Anne Gerber
What
- Name
- Gyidakhanis Mask
- Identification Number
- 25.0/311
- Type of Item
- gyidakhanis mask
- Material
- wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 10.7 in, width 7.0 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Mrs. Anne Gerber
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Sidney Gerber Collection, Gift of Anne Gerber
- Motif
- Gyidakhanis
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection