Painted and carved salmon mask. Headdress is triangular 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 mask is painted grey. Ribbed black cloth and rough cotton strips hang down back of mask. Plastic headgear attached to interior.

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• Type of Item headdress
• Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
• Material cedar wood, acrylic paint, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, plastic, metal
• Measurements height 44.0 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 50.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Doug Cranmer
• Previous Owner Vivien Cranmer
• Received from Vivien Cranmer, Michael O'Brian Family Foundation

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• Made in Alert Bay

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• Creation Date during 1974
• Ownership Date before April 25, 2015
• Acquisition Date on April 25, 2015

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• Condition excellent
• Accession Number 3106/0003