Whale Mask
Item number A7484 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Parial mask, or headdress, with small carved human face on top with the mouth opened as the blow hole. The mask has large circular black eyes, a mouth with downturned corners, and a hooked nose. The mask is painted grey with black and red designs on the forehead and cheeks, green scallop designs on the cheeks, green around the eyes with a scalloped bottom edge, red nostrils and lips, and a black chin. The face on the top of the head is painted black.
Narrative
The inner face of a large composite whale mask, the rest of which was said to be too rotted to salvage.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1961
- Collected in Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Edward F. Meade before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller) during May 1961
What
- Name
- Whale Mask
- Identification Number
- A7484
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 36.8 cm, width 40.0 cm, depth 31.1 cm
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
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Edward F. Meade
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Edward F. Meade (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1961
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 40
- Accession Number
- 0049/0014
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