Mask Item Number: A1784 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden Tanis mask painted black with two smaller heads on top of a larger one. The lower head has deep-set eyes, a nose with rounded red protrusions on each side of a central semi-circle, a protruding red mouth and a large brow. The smaller heads are angled at about 45 degrees to the side with deep-set circular eyes, protruding noses and recessed red mouths. The eyes are all detailed in yellow. There is cedar bark around the neck of the top head on the left.
Narrative
Raley catalogue (1934): "Kitlope. Triple face taken from cave where Chiefs had been buried. Procured through Chief Paul, 1897." [Also, see A1782 and A1783.] Marius Barbeau (1939) described the mask as: "Hamatsa mask from Gardner's Inlet; part of a group of 3." (From Barbeau photo notes, in the Archives at the Canadian Museum of History.)
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1897
- Collected in Kitlope, British Columbia, Canada during 1897
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A1784
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar bark, cinnabar mineral, alder wood ? and graphite mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 45.6 cm, width 33.0 cm, depth 26.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haisla
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kitlope, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1897
- Collection Date
- during 1897
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1960/0189