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Bookwas Mask

Hunt, Henry

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Hunt, Henry
masks (costume); carvings (visual works)
Tsaxis (Fort Rupert); British Columbia; Canada
1963
Red cedar
overall: 20.32 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm
This natural wood mask is deeply carved. The face appears to be that of a human male with a highly beaked nose and high cheekbones. The mask's mouth is hollowed through and appears to be blowing (like the wind). The eyes are simple holes that have been carved through the wood.
Henry Hunt; Kwakwaka' wakw; carving; sculpture; cedar; mask; Bookwas; Wildman of the woods; Hawkman
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Contemporary Art
Gift of Dr. Peter Smart
U003.20.10

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