Headdress
Item number A4494 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Mask made from cut out planks of wood formed in a rectangular-like shape with flat sides, an adjoining nose piece and two cylindrical shaped pieces of wood at the back. Detailed in red, black and green Northwest Coast stylized forms with rectangular shaped ears, bared teeth and large eyes. Hanging from the back bar are short, thin strips of cedar bark. (Similar to A4495).
History Of Use
Ceremonial Wolf dance headdress or mask.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by London Curio Shop before March 1960
- Received from London Curio Shop (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- A4494
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- metal, cedar bark, wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, painted and nailed
- Overall
- height 16.6 cm, width 20.7 cm, depth 37.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- London Curio Shop
- Received from
- London Curio Shop (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2122/0001
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