Mask
Item number A3550 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wooden, bear mask, carved and painted. The muzzle is hinged – with a piece of string on one side and skin on the other – to a lower jaw. The ties allow the jaw to open and close. Wooden ears are attached to the top, one is painted black, the other is unpainted and is a later addition. The mask is painted black, red, green and white with Northwest coast designs. The black paint covers an older red.
Iconographic Meaning
Grizzly bear: nan.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1951
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Tom Patch Wamiss before September 1951
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Tom Patch Wamiss (Seller) during September 1951
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A3550
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint, metal, fibre and skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, nailed, hinged and painted
- Overall
- height 31.3 cm, width 29.1 cm, depth 42.4 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
- Tom Patch Wamiss
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Tom Patch Wamiss (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1951
- Ownership Date
- before September 1951
- Acquisition Date
- during September 1951
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1904/0006
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