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Gyidakhanis Mask25.0/316

This mask was made by Willie Seaweed as part of a set for the Gyidakhanis dance. The most obvious features of the artist are the precision and clarity of the planes of the face and the clean, meticulous painting. The mask is painted a solid white with commercial paint. The tiny mustache, round eyes, and arched eyebrows of typical Seaweed conformation are in glossy black, while the lips and nostrils are in red. (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: 'Nakwaxda'xw
Material
wood, paint, feather, eagle and hawk
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Humanoid Mask1-1634

Though its exact use is undocumented, this humanoid mask is carved in the classic Kwakwaka'wakw style. Compare the sharply carved facial planes on this mask with the rounded contours of the Nuxalk masks above.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Model Cradle6934

The paint is red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Gusgimukw
Material
wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Dzoonokwa Mask25.0/218

Dzoonokwa, one of the best known mythical personages in Kwakwaka'wakw art, is usually represented as a female. She is a giantess of great strength and awesome appearance. Her characteristic features are large size, dark hairy body, hanging breasts, and a great head with heavy brow, arched nose, sunken cheeks and eyesockets, and lips pushed foward and rounded to produce her fearsome cry, "Oooooh!" (Holm, Crooked Beak of Heaven, 1972)

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Gwa'sala
Material
wood, paint and human hair
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Mask56

The paint is red, black, white, yellow, and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ?
Material
wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Headdress Frontlet1-1458

Family crests are displayed on carved wooden plaques attached to dance headdresses. These have a long trailer of ermine skins and a crown of upright sea lion whiskers. This whisker "fence" holds eagle down, symbolizing peace, that cascades out as the dancer bobs his or her head. This gives the name Feather Dances to the Tlasula.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, paint and abalone shell
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Crooked Beak Mask1-1441

The paint is red, white, black, and green.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
wood, cedar bark, cotton, cord, paint, leather and nail
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Hat1-354

The paint is green, black, and red.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Basketry Hat25.0/18

The paint is green, red, and black.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw and Haida
Material
spruce root and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Spoon1-264

The paint is black and red.

Culture
Tlingit
Material
wood and paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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