Mask
Item number A6132 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number A6132 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red spilt u-shaped nostrils outlined with black u-forms that are inlayed with rectangular shaped abalone shell. Running from the brow is a central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms and inlayed abalone shell. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, inlayed with abalone, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black and inlayed with square pieces of abalone. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twisted twine pieces through the lower beak. Attached to the top ridge is a red and white twisted rope along with short, bundles of cedar stripes; longer cedar strips in the middle. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
Worn by Hamats!a dancer.
ceremonial
Represents Crooked Beak of Heaven, Galugwadzawe', one of the servants of Baxwbakwalanuxsiwe': cannibal at the north end of the world.
This mask came to Joe Seaweed from his wife's family who is from Gilford Island (J. Seaweed, 1966).
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ceremonial
Represents Crooked Beak of Heaven, Galugwadzawe', one of the servants of Baxwbakwalanuxsiwe': cannibal at the north end of the world.
This mask came to Joe Seaweed from his wife's family who is from Gilford Island (J. Seaweed, 1966).
Worn by Hamats!a dancer.
Carved wooden, crooked beak mask. The beak has red spilt u-shaped nostrils outlined with black u-forms that are inlayed with rectangular shaped abalone shell. Running from the brow is a central frill that protrudes outward and curves inward to the centre tip of the beak; detailed with black u-forms and inlayed abalone shell. The mouth is red, flat and protruding; bottom part of jaw is hinged with rectangular pieces of rubber. The face is black with white detailing. The eyes are black, inlayed with abalone, outlined in white and red on a white, ovoid shaped ground; brow is black and inlayed with square pieces of abalone. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of twisted twine pieces through the lower beak. Attached to the top ridge is a red and white twisted rope along with short, bundles of cedar stripes; longer cedar strips in the middle. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized forms.
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