Mask
Item number A3606 a-g from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Mask (part g) with a rim around the top and sides, slightly raised eyes, raised cheekbones, and a mouth with downturned corners. The mask is painted with black scallops on red with a brown border around the rim, red scallop designs on a white forehead, black eyebrows, green around the eyes, brown scallop design under the eyes, red nostrils, green cheeks with brown and red circles, white over the upper lip with a black scalloped moustache, red lips, and a brown chin. The mask has six interchangeable mouthpieces: a) an oval mouth with red lips and protruding tongue, and one row of natural wood teeth; b) a mouth with downturned corners, red lips and a protruding tongue, and a row of natural wood teeth; c) pursed red lips; d) a v-shaped mouthpiece with brown lips and a red protruding tongue; e) a wide, closed mouth with brown and red lips; f) an elongated oval-shaped mouth with closed red lips.
Narrative
Originally from Bella Bella, transferred through marriage with Alice Hunt (M. Martin, 1951).
Iconographic Meaning
Mouth pieces represent grizzly bear, old man, Dzunuqwa and 3 of the creature's own (M. Martin, 1951).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1951
- Collected in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Hunt
- Owned by Jonathan Hunt before November 1951
- Received from Jonathan Hunt (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during November 1951
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A3606 a-g
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint, metal and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, polished and nailed
- Overall
- height 14.0157 in, width 11.5 in, depth 7.0079 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Alice Hunt and Jonathan Hunt
- Received from
- Jonathan Hunt (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1951
- Ownership Date
- before November 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1951
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1913/0006 a-g
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