Object Details
Culture/People
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Artist/Maker
attributed to Bob Harris (Xániyus/Xi’xaniyus), Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), ca. 1870-ca. 1935
Collector
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Presenter/funding source
Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collection History
Collected or purchased from local residents by George Heye in 1922 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Date created
1870-1910
Catalog Number
11/5235
Barcode
115235.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Indigenous Term
t'lisala daldalagaml
Object Name
Transformation mask representing the sun
Media/Materials
Wood, paint, cotton cloth, metal hinges, iron nails, sinew, cotton cord/cordage
Techniques
Carved, painted, stitched, tied
Dimensions
116.9 x 132 cm
Place
Alert Bay; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name
Cormorant Island
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Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_124206