Huxwhukwamł (Mask of the Huxwhukw)
Portland Art Museum
89.52.2
The huxwhukw, or mythical Raven, represents one of the supernatural associates of Baxwbakwalanuksiwe’, the cannibal spirit, which appears in the form of birdlike masks in the tseyka, or red cedar-bark ceremony. These masks are commissioned as part of the inherited privilege of being a hamat’sa so...
Galukw'amł (Mask of the Crooked Beak)
Portland Art Museum
89.52.1
Worn during the winter ceremonial dances that accompany a potlatch feast, this mask represents the prestigious inherited privilege of a high-ranking individual. The layers of commercial paint reveal that this mask was repainted at a later date, perhaps to refurbish it when passed to a new owner, ...
Child's Saddle
Portland Art Museum
88.43.18
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Breastplate
Portland Art Museum
88.43.15
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Scabbard
Portland Art Museum
88.43.14
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Lorette-Huron Male Doll
Portland Art Museum
88.43.7
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection. Collected: Elizabeth Cole Butler
Lorette-Huron Female Doll
Portland Art Museum
88.43.6
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection. Collected: Elizabeth Cole Butler
Bear Mask
Portland Art Museum
88.43.2
The grizzly bear is one of the important crest animals of the Kwagiutl. Masks such as this one were worn in the Tlasula ceremony, which dramatizes the original acquisition of a crest animal by the ancestors of the Kwagiutl. This mask, with its rather blocky carving style, has been attributed to C...
Gun Case
Portland Art Museum
87.88.133
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
Figure
Portland Art Museum
87.88.128
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.