Mask, Beku's, For Lao'laxa Item Number: 16/4736 from the American Museum of Natural History

Exhibitions

DOWN FROM THE SHIMMERING SKY (VANCOUVER ART GALLERY, VANCOUVER, CANADA, 1997)

Publications

THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909

Item History

What

Name
Mask, Beku's, For Lao'laxa
Identification Number
16/4736
Type of Item
mask
Material
wood, pigment, cloth, hide, fur and metal
Overall
length 29.0 cm, width 23.0 cm, height 22.0 cm

Who

Culture
Heiltsuk: Histaitx
Received from
George Hunt

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Histaitx, British Columbia, Canada

Other

Subject
BEKU'S