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Bear Mask

Portland Art Museum

88.43.2

The grizzly bear is one of the important crest animals of the Kwagiutl. Masks such as this one were worn in the Tlasula ceremony, which dramatizes the original acquisition of a crest animal by the ancestors of the Kwagiutl. This mask, with its rather blocky carving style, has been attributed to Charley George, Sr., a carver from the community of Blunden Harbor.

  • Collection History Provenance

    The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
  • Material red cedar wood, paint, beaver fur
  • Measurements height 12.0 in, width 9.0 in, depth 20.25 in (overall)
  • Creator Sr. attributed to Charley George
  • Made in Northwest Coast, Northwest Coast
  • Creation Date during 1915
  • Categories Northwest Coast; Ceremonial and Ritual Objects

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