Mask Item Number: A6111 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mask painted with a black hairline, brown-red forehead, black eyebrows, grey eyes with black rims, grey over the nose, cheeks and sides of the jaw, and a black beard that curls up over the sides of the red mouth. Grey and off-white cord attached to reverse of mask.
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 June 16, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller) on June 16, 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 June 16, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on June 16, 1953
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 27
- Accession Number
- 2010/0017