Mask Item Number: A5292 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Komokwa mask with loon or duck perched on head. Cedar bark over sides of bird. Leather collar. Colours are red, white, black and green.
Iconographic Meaning
The depiction of Komokwa (q!umuqwe in Kwak'wala) with a loon or duck perched on his head was common. For further details on the character of Komokwa, see Hawthorn, 1967, p. 239.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before 1972
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during 1972
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A5292
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar bark, leather skin, wood, metal and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted, stained and nailed
- Overall
- height 72.0 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 63.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0160/0043