Mask
Item number A6092 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Mask with curved green rim consisting of three pieces of wood attached at sides and top. The mask has a nose with large nostrils and a mouth with pursed lips. The face is painted white with a red design on the forehead, heavy black brows, green around the black and white eyes, red nostrils and lips, a black moustache, a brown chin, and an arching brown scalloped design on the cheeks. Cedar bark fringe hair extends down the back, and twisted cedar bark is attached along the top rim.
History Of Use
Sea Being mask; part of the atłaamł dance series.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents undersea chief, G!umugwe' (B. Willie, 1966).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in New Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Tzadzis'nukwame', British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Mike Jacobson before July 14, 1953
- Received from Mike Jacobson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 14, 1953
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A6092
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar bark, wood, paint and fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 34.0 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 15.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- New Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Tzadzis'nukwame', British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Mike Jacobson
- Received from
- Mike Jacobson (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before July 14, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on July 14, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1954/0001
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