Mask Item Number: A5275 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular shaped mask with rounded edges. Overall, the mask is white with black eyebrows, dark green and white cut-out eyes, black nose with red nostrils, and black mouth with red lips. Simple cedar strips are attached to the middle of head at the top and at the sides of the face.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before 1972
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during 1972
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A5275
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- paint and cedar wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 31.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0160/0026