Mask Item Number: A1966 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Face mask with a large curved nose. Face is dark blue-green. Black circle in circle eyes are surrounded by a black area that extends into the nose. Red mouth in the shape of a figure eight. Moustache and whiskers indicated by black dots and sea lion whiskers. Hair represented by grass.
Narrative
Raley catalogue lists this as: "Aleut. Sea lion mask." Peter Macnair (in 2000) suggested it could be Nuu-chah-nulth?
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George H. Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- A1966
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- cedar wood, sea lion whisker ?, hemp fibre ? and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 23.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 18.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth ?
- Previous Owner
- George H. Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George H. Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1960/0617