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Ho'koma (Human face mask)
Ho'koma (Human face mask)

Ho'koma (Human face mask)

Date1979
Maker Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp) First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, 1948 - 2003
Label TextA gifted artist who worked in many mediums, including serigraphy, metal, and wood, Thompson was one of the few artists working in the distinctive Nuu-chah-nulth style during the 1970s. With Ron Hamilton (Ki-Ke-in), Joe David and others, he was instrumental in the resurgence of Nuu-chah-nulth art.
Object number92.173
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents International: Reflections in the Mirror: A World of Identity, April 23, 1998 - June 20, 1999
Credit LineGift of Steven C. Brown
Dimensions15 x 12 x 7in. (38.1 x 30.5 x 17.8cm)
MediumRed cedar, horse hair, paint
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1986
Object number: 2022.24.1
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1986
Object number: 2022.24.2
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1986
Object number: 2022.24.3
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1830
Object number: 91.1.27
Wolf Mask
Makah
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.21
Photo: Paul Macapia
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.23
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1978
Object number: 2014.6.3
Right Handed Painter
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1994
Object number: 95.13
Uthl-Muc-Ko
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1975
Object number: 2003.145
Serpent Dancer
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1975
Object number: 2003.149
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1983
Object number: 2005.129
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1981
Object number: 2018.29.138