Gyidakhanis Mask Item Number: 25.0/318 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
This mask was made by Willie Seaweed, an artist well represented in the Burke Museum collection. The heavy drooping eyebrows and mustache, open mouth, and staring eyes suggest a certain naivete. The face is entirely white, with the features in black and red. It is a highly intellectualized piece of sculpture, typical of Willie Seaweed in every way. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is white, red, and black. The feather is eagle and hawk.
Item History
- Made by Willie Seaweed
- Received from Mrs. Anne Gerber
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw: 'Nakwaxda'xw
- Creator
- Willie Seaweed
- 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