Masks

56 items

Kingfisher Mask
Charlie Johnson (Kwakwaka'wakw)

1991

1991

$3,600.00

Bukwas Mask
Beau Dick (Kwakwaka'wakw)

2007

2007

$85,000.00

Eagle "Sisaok" Headdress
Latham Mack (Nuxalk)

Measurements exclude stand.  Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates...

Measurements exclude stand.  Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral histories and arti...

$3,700.00

Portrait Mask
Jaloowa (Salish)

Nlaka'pamux (Salish) Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures...

Nlaka'pamux (Salish) Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral histories and artist descr...

$1,400.00

Miniature Portrait Mask
Pat Amos (Nuu-chah-nulth)

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are...

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral histories and artist descriptions.

$300.00

Eagle Mask
Ses Saunders (Nuxalk )

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are...

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral histories and artist descriptions. Eagle is an ...

$9,000.00

Thunder Mask
Kelly Robinson (Nuxalk / Nuu-chah-nulth)

Measurements with Cedar Bark  61" H  x 36" W x 25" D  A Nuxalk Thunder Mask is a significant cult...

Measurements with Cedar Bark  61" H  x 36" W x 25" D  A Nuxalk Thunder Mask is a significant cultural symbol of the Nuxalk people, representing the powerful Thunder Being and its association with storms and rain. Historically, the mask and its associated thunder dance were used in ceremonies and to pass down stories of ancestors. 

$38,000.00

Warrior Mask
Joe David (Nuu-chah-nulth)

1996  

1996  

$11,000.00

Owl Mask
Darren McKenzie (Cree)

1995

1995

$3,500.00

Canoe Mask
Joe David (Nuu-chah-nulth )

$8,000.00

Frog Mask
Reg Davidson (Haida)

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are...

Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral histories and artist descriptions.Frog is a cre...

$5,000.00

Portrait Mask
Pat Amos (Nuu-chah-nulth)

$600.00

Portrait Mask
Reg Davidson (Haida )

Reg Davidson in collaboration with Glen Rabena. 

Reg Davidson in collaboration with Glen Rabena. 

$4,500.00

Bukwas Mask
Tom Patterson (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernat...

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernatural being who lurks on the edges of forests and near streams trying to lure living people and the souls of those who have drowned into his invisible abode. Also known as the Keeper of Drowned Souls, Bookwus forces his victims to eat his ghost food, which causes them to become like him, condemned to eternal hunger and wandering. When danced, Bookwus emits a low wheezing sound which is made by the ...

$1,800.00

Bukwas Mask
Erich Glendale (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernat...

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernatural being who lurks on the edges of forests and near streams trying to lure living people and the souls of those who have drowned into his invisible abode. Also known as the Keeper of Drowned Souls, Bookwus forces his victims to eat his ghost food, which causes them to become like him, condemned to eternal hunger and wandering. When danced, Bookwus emits a low wheezing sound which is made by the ...

$8,600.00

Bukwas Mask
Kenny Skyler Puglas (Kwakwaka'wakw)

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernat...

Known from the stories of the Kwakwaka’wakw people, Bookwus (Wild Man of the Woods) is a supernatural being who lurks on the edges of forests and near streams trying to lure living people and the souls of those who have drowned into his invisible abode. Also known as the Keeper of Drowned Souls, Bookwus forces his victims to eat his ghost food, which causes them to become like him, condemned to eternal hunger and wandering. When danced, Bookwus emits a low wheezing sound which is made by the ...

$2,200.00

Sea Otter Woman Mask
Klatle-Bhi (Kwakwaka'wakw, Salish )

Measurements exclude hair.     

Measurements exclude hair.     

$9,500.00