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Bear Cub Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

3259/2

Large wooden bear cub mask. Face has a wide, protruding snout, mouth open to show bared and clenched teeth, incisors fitting together closely. Lips are painted red. Black eyes are very large, sitting in slightly sunken hollows, above which are wide black brows. Squared ears span across the top of the head, painted black and red. Backside of mask is hollowed, with a wire attached for hanging.

  • Narrative

    Item number 162 in the catalogue "Bill Reid: a Retrospective Exhibition" (1974; Vancouver Art Gallery).

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Haida
  • Material wood, paint, metal
  • Measurements height 38.0 cm, width 43.0 cm, depth 50.0 cm (overall)
  • Creator Bill Reid
  • Previous Owner Margaret Hess
  • Received from Margaret Hess
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Creation Date during 1959
  • Collection Date during 1962
  • Ownership Date before September 28, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on September 28, 2017
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3259/0002

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