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Whale MaskA6837

Mask or headdress representing a whale with movable pectoral fins, dorsal fin and tail. The body of the mask is painted black with white bands on the back and a humanoid face in red, black, white and green on the tail. The head is black at the top and on the cheeks with green around the eyes and over the eyebrows, black eyebrows, red nostrils, and a red upper lip (lower jaw missing). The fins are painted with black, red, green and white designs.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whale MaskA6836

Mask or headdress representing a whale with a moveable tail, pectoral fins and dorsal fin. Large cylindrical nostrils and raised eyes. Three large holes on the forehead. The mask is painted black with a design on both sides of the tail in white and red. Five concentric circle designs in black, white and red on the sides of the body with u-form designs behind the head. The head is painted black with red and green around the eyes, green and black on the cheeks, white and red nostrils, a red and green nose, land a green and red upper lip (moveable lower jaw missing). The dorsal and pectoral fins are painted with black, red, green and white designs.

Culture
Tsimshian
Material
fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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