Forehead Mask | Thunderbird

The Burke: University of Washington

2017-95/33

The oak is stand. The acrylic paint is black, red, green, and orange.


  • Type of Item forehead mask, thunderbird
  • Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
  • Material red cedar wood, oak, stand, cord, leather, rope, nail, acrylic paint
  • Manufacturing Technique carved, painted, nailed, lashed
  • Measurements length 13.7 in, height 6.2 in, width 8.0 in (overall)

  • Received from Milton B. Rubin



  • Credit Gift in memory of Ruth A. Rubin
  • Motif Thunderbird
  • Collection Burke Museum Ethnology Collection