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mask
Humanoid mask with moveable eyes. Formerly had fur moustache and beard. Could be Coast Tsimshian or Haida.
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mask
Humanoid mask, boldly carved with unusual openings cut through above the eyes.
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mask
Humanoid mask, apparently once had fur eyebrows as well as moustache and beard. Also had some sort of moveable eyelid.
Tags: Humanoid mask, William Mitchell
mask
Complex animal mask, probably representing a wolf, or sea-wolf. Ears carved as faces with moveable lips.
Tags: sea-wolf, William Mitchell
mask frontlet headdress
The headdress frontlet (in form of a thunderbird) for a dancing mask, wooden with decoration in black, red and blue paint. Bella Bella or Tsimshian, Fort Simpson, British Columbia The head-dress was worn in the dance in which the raven rattle was…
Tags: frontlet, headdress, mask, William Mitchell
rattle raven.rattle
Ceremonial rattle in the form of a bird (raven), decoration in black, red and blue paint. The meaning of the figure group is unknown, although the theme of the frog holding the man's tongue has been interpreted to signify communication or transfer of…
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model canoe boat
Model canoe, in wood, with crest bird painted on bow and stern in black and red paint.
Tags: bird, canoe boat, mode, William Mitchell
figure statuette
Wooden figure, painted black and red. Female, wearing black blanket/cloak. The style of dress and face-paint is typical and is good evidence for the appearance of mid-19th century Haida.
Tags: figure, Haida, William Mitchell