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Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

3461/3

Wooden humanoid mask. Head is thin with a pronounced brow, painted black, which comes to a low point at front between the eyes. Eyes are thin, oval-shaped and outlined in red and black paint. The face has a flat hooked nose above an open, puckered mouth, painted red. Nose has a black line painted down the middle, with black also around the nostrils. Cheeks, chin and top of mask are painted black. Only unpainted surfaces are around the mouth and eyes. Back of mask is hollowed out. Holes in mask for eyes, nose and mouth. Cord and metal hooks are attached to interior for hanging.

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
  • Material wood, fibre, metal, paint
  • Measurements height 36.4 cm, width 20.3 cm, depth 11.4 cm (overall)
  • Creator Sam Johnson
  • Previous Owner Peter N. Nemetz
  • Received from Peter N. Nemetz
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Collection Date during 1967
  • Ownership Date before November 9, 2020
  • Acquisition Date on November 9, 2020
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3461/0003

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