Dog Mask

Item number A7481 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Wooden, dog mask, carved and painted with long muzzle painted red and black. Green ovoids are carved around the eyes that appear to have had an inlay surrounding a metal eyeball. Top of head has nails with little bits of skin and fibre around them - remnants of fur ? There is a piece of wood nailed to the inside left.

Item History

What

Name
Dog Mask
Identification Number
A7481
Type of Item
mask
Material
skin, fibre, metal, paint and wood
Manufacturing Technique
carved, painted and nailed
Overall
height 19.1 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 39.6 cm

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
Turnour Island, British Columbia, Canada and Kalugwis, British Columbia, Canada

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Previous Owner
Edward F. Meade
Received from
H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller)

When

Ownership Date
before May 1961
Acquisition Date
during May 1961

Other

Condition
fair
Current Location
Case 24
Accession Number
0049/0011
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