Weather Headdress Item Number: A4270 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Weather mask. Small wooden headdress or mask with a long, upturned, protruding snout. Two wings attached to the top of the mask are moveable. Colours used are red, black, and white.
History Of Use
'Na'nalalalh has been variously described as Sunrise Dance, Weather Dance and Dance of the Wind.
Iconographic Meaning
This is 'na'nalalalh (weather forehead mask - embodiment of dawn).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mrs. Paddy Mullet before April 7, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mrs. Paddy Mullet (Seller) on April 7, 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Paddy Mullet
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mrs. Paddy Mullet (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before April 7, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on April 7, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1936/0001