Tsonoqua Item Number: 2004-2/268 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Exhibit Label
Spirit of the Ancestors-All Northwest Coast people have traditions of giant, often malevolent human-like creatures that dwell in the dark wilderness and occasionally interact with humans. The Dzoonokwa is the archetypical monster-giant of the Northwest Coast. Sometimes described as an eater of human flesh or a stealer of children, she also can be the bestower of power and wealth. For those whose ancestors have met and bested her, the privilege of representing the Dzoonokwa in carved post, mask, and dramatic performance is a prized privilege. - Bill Holm
Automatically Generated From Material
The paint is gray, green, red, white, black, and brown.
Item History
- Made by Jerry Smith
- Received from Arthur B. Steinman
What
- Name
- Tsonoqua
- Identification Number
- 2004-2/268
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint, horse hair, leather, cedar bark and string
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and tied
- Overall
- length 42.0 cm, width 43.0 cm, depth 21.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw and Kwagiulth Band
- Creator
- Jerry Smith
- Received from
- Arthur B. Steinman
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Credit
- Gift of Arthur B. Steinman
- Motif
- Dzoonokwa | Skull
- Collection
- Burke Museum Ethnology Collection