Headdress Item Number: A6182 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Headdress representing a wolf's head with a long snout, pronounced nostrils, one top row of teeth and two rows of fangs, and two diagonally protruding rounded ears at the top of the head. The headdress is painted black with white lines delineating the eyebrows, green around the eyes, red nostrils and lips, and a white streak along the top of the snout to the forehead.
History Of Use
Used in 'Walasaxa dance; also called dLugwala, receiving a treasure.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents wolf: atlhan.
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 24
- Accession Number
- 1987/0003