Mask Item Number: A3770 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Moon mask with straight nose, flared nostrils, a downturned mouth, and mounted on an oval board with a hole in the centre. Raised cheek bones and eye orbitals. The mask is painted with a green design on the forehead, black eyebrows, green around the eyes, orange nostrils and lips, orange designs on the cheeks and chin, a black moustache, and a green dashed line to the sides of the mouth. The wooden disc is painted white with a blue border around the edge and blue designs.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1952
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Hector Webb before 1952
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Hector Webb (Seller) during 1952
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Hector Webb
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Hector Webb (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1952
- Ownership Date
- before 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during 1952
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 40
- Accession Number
- 1877/0003