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Worn by Hamats!a dancer.

Iconographic Meaning

Represents Crooked Beak of Heaven: Galugwadzawe', and raven, Gwaxgwaxwalanuxsiwe', servants of Baxwbakwalanuxsiwe': cannibal at the north end of the world. Skulls represent cannibalism of Hamats!a (B. Willie, 1966).

Description

Bird mask with a crooked beak and a raven, carved back to back. Both have flared s-shaped red nostrils. The crook beak has a large central frill that protrudes outward from the brow and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak. The mouths are red and protruding, the raven’s beak is pointed while the crook beak is rectangular shaped. The bottom parts of the beaks are hinged with rectangular pieces of leather. The faces are black with white detailing. The eyes are black, outlined in white on a white ovoid shaped ground; brow is black. Above the crooked beak is a small bird's head with curved beak with a similar appears to the other birds. Skull is attached at the crown of the two birds. On each side of the mask is a carved human face painted white with black and red detailing. Attached to the top are bundles of small stripes of cedar bark that are intertwined with tufts of eagle down. Hanging from the central bottom are long strips of cedar that would cover the wearer. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.

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"From Owikeno: awik!inux, as were all multiple masks," (B. Willie, 1966).