Fish Mask
Item number A6222 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Mask in the shape of a fish's head with incised curved gill-like lines on the cheeks, a pointed face, a movable jaw, and two copper thunderbird-like ears with curled tips on top of the head. A cedar bark fringe with a twisted cedar bark border and off-white feathers are attached at the top of the mask and extend down the back. The mask is painted a metallic grey with black eyebrows, white gill-like incisions, red nostrils and lips outlined in white, silver around the eyes with two dotted lines at the bottom of the eye sockets, and black and red designs on the ears.
History Of Use
Fish mother mask from the atłaamł series. (Possibly 'mother' of fish mask A6215 according to Joe Seaweed, 1966.)
Iconographic Meaning
Represents supernatural cod (C. George, 1966).
Item History
- Made by Joe Seaweed (Maker) in Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1953
- Collected in Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Chief Edward Walkus before September 25, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Chief Edward Walkus (Seller) on September 25, 1953
What
- Name
- Fish Mask
- Identification Number
- A6222
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar wood, feather, copper metal, fibre, cedar bark and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, nailed, twisted and painted
- Overall
- height 29.2 cm, width 24.1 cm, depth 41.9 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada ? or Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected in
- Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Joe Seaweed (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Chief Edward Walkus
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Chief Edward Walkus (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before September 25, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on September 25, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 22
- Accession Number
- 1975/0010
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