Mask
Item number A6192 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large bear mask, carved and painted with a piece of fur nailed on. The muzzle is hinged with metal piece to a lower jaw. There is fur around the top and back of the head. The piece is tied together with twine to create a flap; two protruding pieces of fur form ears. There is twine that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The mask is painted black, green, red and white.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents grizzly bear: nan. See Boas, 1895, p. 32; 1905-09, p. 521, Pl. L, Fig. 3.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Hector Webb before 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Hector Webb (Seller) during 1953
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A6192
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- fibre, metal, skin, wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, nailed, hinged, painted and bored
- Overall
- height 28.9 cm, width 27.4 cm, depth 57.5 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
- Hector Webb
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Hector Webb (Seller)
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 37
- Accession Number
- 1878/0002
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