Headdress
Item number A6130 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wolf headdress with elongated snout, prominent nostrils, an open mouth with bared teeth and fangs, and rounded ears that protrude from the top. The headdress is painted with black over the top of the head and snout, black eyebrows, black ears with green and orange designs on the inside, green around the eyes, red nostrils and lips, white teeth, and a white line over the top of the snout. Fragments of cloth attached to top and sides of headdress, and a band of thick canvas is attached on the inside. Strips of bent branch (?) are also attached to the top of the headdress and extend down behind it.
History Of Use
Used in 'Walasaxa Dance.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents wolf: atlhanam. also called dLugwala, receiving a treasure.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Dick Hawkins before June 30, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Dick Hawkins (Seller) on June 30, 1953
What
- Name
- Headdress
- Identification Number
- A6130
- Type of Item
- headdress
- Material
- bark, wood and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, nailed and painted
- Overall
- height 25.4 cm, width 17.8 cm, depth 50.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Dick Hawkins
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Dick Hawkins (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before June 30, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on June 30, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1951/0006
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