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Dogfish Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

3259/3

Painted dogfish mask with oval-shaped face. The mask is carved from a single piece of wood. The dogfish has a large mouth, jagged teeth, and a long red tongue. The arched form above the head is incised with three curved gill slits and two circles. There are also four gill slits on each side of the face. Back has 'HAIDA ART' and signature 'Reid' incised near top. (On the back two eye screws are strung with picture wire and a third, larger eye screw is loosely attached to the wire.)

  • Narrative

    Item number 164 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Haida
  • Material wood, paint, metal
  • Measurements height 42.0 cm, width 21.2 cm, depth 14.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Bill Reid
  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date during 1959
  • Collection Date during 1963
  • Ownership Date before September 28, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on September 28, 2017
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3259/0003

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