Mask Item Number: A8102 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Humanoid face mask. Oval shaped mask with wide pronounced red lips, red nostrils, circular black eyes on a green background, and black gill shapes around the mouth. The bottom half of the face has a white background as does the area above the eyebrows.
Iconographic Meaning
Possibly represents Undersea Chief: Q!umugwe' (see Boas,1895, p374). "Probably from Gilford Island, whose people owned masks depicting sea creatures" (D. Roberts, 1966).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1962
- Collected in Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Gilford Island, British Columbia, Canada and Gwa'yasdam's, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1962
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 40
- Accession Number
- 0081/0054