Mask

Item number A4498 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Wooden, carved grizzly headdress with a long snout painted red and black with white detailing. The muzzle is hinged with a piece of skin nailed on either side of a lower jaw that is inlayed with wooden teeth. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. The face has black edging with grey ovoid-like shapes around the black eyes which are painted on a white background. The head of the mask has been covered with a piece of hide that hangs over the back. There is a piece of fabric dangling down from the bottom of the mask. Ears are attached to the top of the head and are decorated with ovoids, U and split U shapes. The mask is painted black, grey, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.