Mask Item Number: A6815 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Humanistic wooden mask. The mask is unpainted with carved features. Around the outside edge of the mask there is a carved slant. The eyelids are large, the round eyes are small and the nose is flat. The mouth is an oval within an oval. Extending from the mouth are three plumes on either side. West coast modification of Kwakwaka'wakw "Nuxlmuxl".
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Ucluelet
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0506