Mask Item Number: A6127 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large black, orange, white and red raven mask with flared, open nostrils near the top of the beak. A thick cedar bark fringe covers the crown and back of the mask.
History Of Use
Worn by Hamats!a dancer.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents Raven at the north end of the world, Gwaxgwaxwalanuxsiwe', one of the servants of cannibal at the north end of the world.
Item History
- Made by Dick Hawkins (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada during 1953
- Owned by Dick Hawkins before June 30, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Dick Hawkins (Seller) on June 30, 1953
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A6127
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar bark, leather skin, wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, hinged, nailed and painted
- Overall
- height 24.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 107.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Dick Hawkins (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Dick Hawkins
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Dick Hawkins (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
- Collection Date
- during 1953
- Ownership Date
- before June 30, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on June 30, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 35
- Accession Number
- 1951/0003