ceremonial mask;mask
- From The Collection Of
- Norfolk Museums
- Accession Number
- GRYEH : 2003.73
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Materials and Techniques
- wood (material)
- Place
- Canada (creation)
- Description
- Outer section of transformation mask depicting an unknown creature such as a bear or a character called hammer child; balene plate hinges at top and bottom hold the two separate sections together; heavy black and red painted details include mica fragments; the mask shows a human face with red lips bearing a set of white teeth; it has slit eyes, a large nose and is painted red, white, yellow and black in colour; mounted on a rectangular stand. North West Coast British Columbia, likely Heiltsuk or possibly Haisla.;Non-Haida. Possibly Ts’msyen or Tlingit
Young, SeanHaida Gwaii Museum22.1.2021 - See Elsewhere
- MDS record link
- Record Rights
- Norfolk Museums
- CC BY-NC
Creation Place
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