Mask Item Number: A8362 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved wooden mask, painted green with red and white features, red open lips and black eyebrows. Small circular eyes. Mask has a round hole cut at the top and both sides of the face.
Narrative
Purchased from Davenport Clayton in 1959. Collected by his parents while operating a store in Bella Coola between 1890 and 1910.
Item History
- Made in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1890 and 1910
- Owned by Davenport Clayton before 1959
- Owned by Campbell River & District Historical Society before April 17, 1963
- Received from Campbell River & District Historical Society (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on April 17, 1963
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A8362
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- paint and alder wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 25.0 cm, width 17.5 cm, depth 16.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuxalk
- Previous Owner
- Davenport Clayton and Campbell River & District Historical Society
- Received from
- Campbell River & District Historical Society (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1890 and 1910
- Ownership Date
- before 1959 and before April 17, 1963
- Acquisition Date
- on April 17, 1963
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0099/0003