Earthquake Mask Item Number: 25.0/313 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
Many mythical creatures are represented in the Tlasula dances, according to the traditions of the family displaying the privilege. The personified earthquake is one of these. It is painted in black, red, and green on a natural wood background. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is red, green, and black.
Item History
- Received from Mrs. Anne Gerber
What
- Name
- Earthquake Mask
- Identification Number
- 25.0/313
- Type of Item
- earthquake mask
- Material
- wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 9.0 in, width 7.2 in
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw: 'Nakwaxda'xw
- Received from
- Mrs. Anne Gerber
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Sidney Gerber Collection, Gift of Anne Gerber
- Motif
- earthquake
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection