Large raven mask with long black hinged beak, red mouth and nostrils, white patch around eyes with cedar bark trip atop and draping from back and sides.
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Gwaxgwakwalanuksiwe’

Raven

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Creator

Dick Price

Catalogue Information

Materials

Wood; Bark, Cedar; Metal; Fibre; Paint; Feather

Dimensions

25.4 cm x 25.4 cm x 129.5 cm

Accession Number

A4248

Physical Description

Bird mask representing Gwaxgwakwalanuksiwe’ (Raven at the north end of the world), one of the servants of Baxwbakwalanuksiwe'. The mask is carved in wood and painted red, black and white with a simple design around the pierced nostrils. It is decorated with a fringe of cedar bark and feathers.