Mask Item Number: A8425 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black, white, grey, green and red humanoid mask with small eyes, recessed eye sockets, a hooked nose, heavy eyebrows, prominent chin, and two ears extending from the back of the head.
Iconographic Meaning
Represents the Wild Man of the Woods, Bak'was, or Bukwus.
Item History
- Made by Charlie George Walkus (Maker) in British Columbia, Canada before 1964
- Collected in Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Charlie George Walkus before March 9, 1964
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Charlie George Walkus (Seller) on March 9, 1964
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Charlie George Walkus (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Charlie George Walkus
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Charlie George Walkus (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Smith Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Takus, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1964
- Ownership Date
- before March 9, 1964
- Acquisition Date
- on March 9, 1964
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1982/0002