Mask Item Number: A4246 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mask with a cedar bark fringe over a frame made from bent twigs, and with parts of the design in copper. The mask is painted in red, green and black with copper nailed to the centre of the forehead, the eyebrows, the eyes, the lower cheeks from the sides of the nose to the jaw, and the outer edges of the lips.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents Undersea Chief: Q!umugwe'. Copper trim symbolizes wealth associated with the undersea world.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Willie George before March 18, 1953
- Received from Willie George (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on March 18, 1953
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A4246
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar bark, metal, copper metal, wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted, tied and nailed
- Overall
- height 30.5 cm, width 27.9 cm, depth 35.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Willie George
- Received from
- Willie George (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Blunden Harbour, British Columbia, Canada and Ba'as, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before March 18, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on March 18, 1953
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 24
- Accession Number
- 1941/0002