Splitting Dzunuk'wa Mask Item Number: A6337 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dzunuk'wa mask. Made in three pieces: forehead to mid-eye, mid-eye to below the nose, below the nose to chin. The pieces are moveable using cords that run through each piece and sheets of copper are visible behind the gaps between the pieces when they are opened. Eyebrows and neck of hide. Round eyes and pursed lips. the mask is painted black with red eye rims, nostrils and lips.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents a splitting Dzunuk'wa (wild woman of the woods).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Alice Mountain before December 22, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller) on December 22, 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Alice Mountain
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before December 22, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on December 22, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 41
- Accession Number
- 2013/0001