Mask
Item number A4180 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number A4180 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Wooden bear mask, carved and painted. The protruding snout is painted red and black with line outlines. The mouth is open displaying the top row of teeth, which are unpainted. The eyes are outlined in black on a white background. There is a twisted rope of cedar that runs along the top rim and down the sides. The rope unravels at the end leaving long pieces of cedar to dangle. The top of the head is covered in bear fur; the ears are made of bear skin. The mask is painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Hamats!a of the ground: Hamshamts!as, which performs only at the front of the house, not around the fire, as Hamats!a does (C. George, 1966). Winter ceremonial dance mask (B. Holm).
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Wooden bear mask, carved and painted. The protruding snout is painted red and black with line outlines. The mouth is open displaying the top row of teeth, which are unpainted. The eyes are outlined in black on a white background. There is a twisted rope of cedar that runs along the top rim and down the sides. The rope unravels at the end leaving long pieces of cedar to dangle. The top of the head is covered in bear fur; the ears are made of bear skin. The mask is painted black, green and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Hamats!a of the ground: Hamshamts!as, which performs only at the front of the house, not around the fire, as Hamats!a does (C. George, 1966). Winter ceremonial dance mask (B. Holm).
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