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Salmon Headdress

MOA: University of British Columbia

3106/2

Painted and carved salmon headdress. Headdress is triangle in shape. Thin white lines curl around cheeks. A second set forms a V over forehead with a solid black band running down the rest of the forehead to the mouth. Shallow carvings around eyes form a long white oval. Eyes are formed from a solid black circle outlined with a wide black ring and a thin red ring in the centre of each oval. Mouth is a long red rectangle with two carved white lines. At each side is a white patch with three grey lines. Remainder of headdress is painted grey. Smooth black cloth and rough cotton strips hang down back of mask. Plastic headgear attached to interior.

  • Type of Item headdress
  • Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
  • Material cedar wood, acrylic paint, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, metal, plastic
  • Measurements height 19.0 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 34.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Doug Cranmer
  • Previous Owner Vivien Cranmer
  • Received from Vivien Cranmer, Michael O'Brian Family Foundation
  • Made in Alert Bay
  • Creation Date during 1974
  • Ownership Date before April 25, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on April 25, 2015
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3106/0002

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