Mask Item Number: A6180 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Green, red, grey, black and white eagle mask with a profusion of feathers on the crown and a red mouth underneath a prominent curved beak . A rectangular piece of wood with a raised hump near the front, painted with green and red designs, protrudes from each cheek on either side of the mask. Cord is tied through several holes at the back of the mask.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents eagle: kwikw.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Billy Sandy Willie before August 11, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Billy Sandy Willie (Seller) on August 11, 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Billy Sandy Willie
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Billy Sandy Willie (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 1953
- Ownership Date
- before August 11, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 40
- Accession Number
- 1987/0001