Mask Item Number: A7491 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mask with mirrored eyes in sunken sockets, pursed lips, a hooked nose, prominent brows, oval-shaped indents on the sides of the forehead, and a piece of skin with hair attached at the back of the head. The mask is painted black with white ovals inside the indents at the sides of the forehead, white lines around the eyebrows and between the eyebrows, white around the eyes, red nostrils and lips.
Narrative
Collected by E.F. Meade during a trip through the Kwakwaka'wakw Islands.
Iconographic Meaning
A black mask with pursed lips indicates the mask represents Dzunuk'wa.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1961
- Collected in Turnour Island, British Columbia, Canada and Kalugwis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Edward F. Meade before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller) during May 1961
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Edward F. Meade
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Turnour Island, British Columbia, Canada and Kalugwis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1961
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 41
- Accession Number
- 0049/0021