Mask
Item number A1961 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A painted wood face mask with a sloping forehead joined to a protruding nose that has yellow nostrils that are red inside. The cut out circular eyes are black in a tapering white oval surrounded by a green area. The red lips are full and flat and are surrounded by a yellow area. The face is black with a yellow halo-like feature around the head that has five segments along the top.
Narrative
Cultural origin uncertain; the Raley catalogue lists it as a 'West Coast' (i.e., Nuu-chah-nulth). Halibut mask". However photos in the RBCM Archives (#PN16710-11), show the mask in the Mary Sieburth Collection, and the information suggests a possible Salish origin? Photo 16710 (which shows the mask with a model pole) says the following: "Mayors Office, City Hall. For Warspite vessel in port. Chief Dan George, Deep Cove Burrard Indians danced and presented to Captain of Warspite. My Totem Pole accepted - Dr. Raley's Mask rejected....I donated it - Mary's drive." Photo 16711 is only the mask, described as Coast Salish. The writing on the back says: "Indian mask. Donated by me Mary McNeill Clark Sieburth. Presented at Vancouver City Hall in aid of the Marys of Canada Spitfire Fund."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada between 1850 and 1934
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by Mary Sieburth
- Owned by George H. Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A1961
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 31.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 17.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth ? or Coast Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Mary Sieburth and George H. Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1850 and 1934
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0252
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