Wolf

Mask Id:
644
Name:   
Wolf
Country: 
Canada
Location:
North West Coast, near Victoria, B.C.
Region:   
Group:
Mask Makers:
Eugene Hunt
Material Used:
Wood (Western Red Cedar),Cloth,Metal staples,Paint
Length:  
48 cm
Breadth:
23 cm
 
Region  Group  
Description:

Represents an ancestral wolf, the founder of one of the lineages of certain Kwakwaka'wakw tribes. The mask is properly called a 'Xisive', which translates 'teeth out in front'. It may be worn by men or women and is placed on the head at an angle so the face of dancer is revealed.

 

Wolf