Mask
Item number A6290 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has long, exaggerated, protruding nostrils with two large c-shaped openings in the front; two incised white s-shaped forms on surface of nostril. Running from the brow is a slightly protruding ridge or frill that projects upwards and curves downwards to the top of the beak. The mouth is red, flat, wide and protruding. The underside of the beak is flat and black. The eyes are black, outlined in red on a black ovoid shaped ground; the brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black, white, red and green with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
History Of Use
Worn by Hamats!a dancer.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents Galugwadzawa', Crooked Beak of Heaven, servant of Baxbakwalanuksiwe', Cannibal at the North End of the World.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mrs. Henry Smith before September 20, 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mrs. Henry Smith (Seller) on September 20, 1953
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A6290
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar wood, paint and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and hinged
- Overall
- height 19.7 cm, width 23.8 cm, depth 91.2 cm
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
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Henry Smith
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mrs. Henry Smith (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before September 20, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on September 20, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 37
- Accession Number
- 1961/0002
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