Ulth-ma-koke - Wild Man of the Woods Item Number: 2004-2/184 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Exhibit Label

Spirit of the Ancestors-Ulth-ma-koke is by far my very favorite character in our history. And I prefer the term history to mythology because all of these things in our culture spring from the real, actual beings and actual experiences. This represents a person of my father and uncle's generation. - Hyacinth Joe David

Item History

What

Name
Ulth-ma-koke - Wild Man of the Woods
Identification Number
2004-2/184
Type of Item
mask
Material
wood, paint, leather, feather and fur
Manufacturing Technique
carved, painted, glued and tied
Overall
length 35.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 19.0 cm

Who

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth and Tla-o-qui-aht
Creator
Joe David
Received from
Arthur B. Steinman

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Credit
Gift of Arthur B. Steinman
Motif
Humanoid
Collection
Burke Museum Ethnology Collection