Mask
Item number A3637 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Black humanoid mask with protruding forehead, recessed eyes, hooked nose, and pursed, red lips; eyebrows and head have bear fur trim. Facial features are red.
History Of Use
Large Dzunuq!wa mask; the dancer would have a basket on his back; treasure, dlugwe', of Tlha'sala (M. Martin, 1951; J. Dick, 1966).
Narrative
Mungo Martin said he saw it used c. 1900 and that the dancer was Alice Hunt's grandfather (1951).
Iconographic Meaning
A black mask with pursed lips indicates the mask represents Dzunuk'wa.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1900
- Collected in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Jonathan Hunt before November 1951
- Received from Jonathan Hunt (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during November 1951
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A3637
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cinnabar mineral, wood, metal, root, graphite mineral and bear skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and nailed
- Overall
- height 35.5 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 18.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Tsaxis, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Jonathan Hunt
- Received from
- Jonathan Hunt (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before November 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1951
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 41
- Accession Number
- 1913/0029
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