Headdress Item Number: A6552 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden wolf headdress, or mask. Carved and painted; has wooden, cutout teeth and circular, mirror eyes. The muzzle is hinged with a piece of twisted, fibre twine on either side, to a lower jaw. There is twine on the inside of the mask that connects to the jaw allowing it to open and close. Wooden ears are attached to the top, back of the head. The mask is painted black, red, green and yellow.
History Of Use
Used in 'Walasaxa Dance; also called dLugwala: receiving a treasure. See Boas, pp. 447-448, pl. 36,37. Fig. 140, p. 493.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Iconographic Meaning
Represents wolf: atla'nam.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1952
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Jim Charlie before March 1952
- Received from Jim Charlie (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during March 1952
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Jim Charlie
- Received from
- Jim Charlie (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1952
- Ownership Date
- before March 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1952
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 37
- Accession Number
- 1850/0004