Headdress

Item number A3551 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Headdress in the form of a dog head with carved designs on the bridge of the nose and rectangular indents for shell inlay over the eyes. Painted black with red and white eyes, as well as red nostrils and lips.

History Of Use

Dog mask, used for the 'walas 'watsi ("the great dog dance from heaven"), a perogative of Kawadilikala (the first Dzawada'enuxw ancestor).

Item History

What

Name
Headdress
Identification Number
A3551
Type of Item
headdress
Material
wood and paint
Manufacturing Technique
carved and painted
Overall
height 21.5 cm, width 25.4 cm, depth 48.9 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 1952
Ownership Date
before 1952
Acquisition Date
during June 1952

Other

Condition
poor
Current Location
Case 27
Accession Number
1896/0001
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