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Sea Lion Headdress

MOA: University of British Columbia

3106/8

Carved and painted sea lion headdress. Headdress is triangular with high forehead and long nose. Forehead, crown and cheeks are brown. Black bands outlined in white form eyebrows placed over shallow white hollows. Eyes are raised black circles with white crescents outlined by rounded red arrowheads. Nose is black and brown with carved red curls for nostrils. White lines separate black and brown sections.Mouth formed by wide red lips and carved hollow painted with pointed and square white teeth over red background. . Plastic headgear attached to interior to fit wearer's head. 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, plastic, metal
  • Measurements height 44.0 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 50.0 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 3106/0008

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