Tamer's headdress. Cedar bark headdress in the form of a rounded beak: two semi-circular flaps at front representing a beak with two long oval shapes that sit on top of beak, a hooked nose that projects out over the beak. Bunched cedar strips are attached at the top of the headdress frame with thick white string, and white string is wrapped around the base of the frame at the back. (Photos show mask without the nose piece; nose repaired in 2021.)

• History Of Use

  Used by Hamats!a in earlier stages of initiation (Mrs. Hawkins, 1966). Used by heliqaxaste' when A6131 is worn on forehead (C. George, 1966).

• Narrative

  Belonged to Chief Herbert Johnson of Gilford Island (B. Scow, 1966).

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• Type of Item headdress
• Culture Kwakwaka'wakw
• Material cedar bark, wood, cotton fibre
• Manufacturing Technique wound, tied
• Measurements height 25.0 cm, width 34.0 cm, depth 48.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Jim Howard
• Previous Owner Herbert Johnson, Hector Webb
• Received from Hector Webb, H. R. MacMillan

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• Made in British Columbia
• Collected in Kingcome Inlet, Ukwanalis

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• Creation Date during 1919
• Ownership Date before 1951
• Acquisition Date during 1951

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• Condition fair
• Current Location Case 35
• Accession Number 1876/0003