Mask
Item number A6375 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wooden, carved, khenkho mask with a long beak that curves downward at the tip. The beak is hinged with pieces of metal wire on either side of a lower mouth. The nostrils are raised and have ovoid shaped cutouts. The beak and nostrils are painted green with white and red edging. The eye is outlined in black on a white background; eyebrow is black. The head of the bird is flat. The inside of the mask is hollow.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents supernatural crane, K!enk!o (Bill Holm).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1954
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Charlie Willie before February 19, 1954
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Charlie Willie (Seller) on February 19, 1954
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A6375
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint, cotton fibre and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 20.8 cm, width 22.4 cm, depth 85.2 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
- Charlie Willie
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Charlie Willie (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1954
- Ownership Date
- before February 19, 1954
- Acquisition Date
- on February 19, 1954
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 1989/0001
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