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Mask of Bagwis
Mask of Bagwis

Mask of Bagwis

Dateca. 1910
Maker Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
Object number83.225
Provenance[Carlebach Gallery, New York, New York], in 1960; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1960-1983; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Exhibition HistoryBellingham, Washington, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Arts of A Vanished Era, June 12 - October 31, 1968
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions17 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (43.82 x 31.75 x 24.13 cm)
MediumRed cedar, paint, leather, and nails
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Photo: Paul Macapia
Niijaang.u (portrait mask)
Native American
ca. 1840
Object number: 91.1.38
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mask of Huxwhukw (Cannibal Bird)
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.12
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Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1910
Object number: 91.1.145
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Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1930
Object number: 91.1.11
Photo: Paul Macapia
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Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.13
Photo: Paul Macapia
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Mungo Martin (Nakapankam)
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.7
Photo: Paul Macapia
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Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1830
Object number: 91.1.27
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mask of Ḱumugwe’ (Chief of the Sea)
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1880
Object number: 91.1.30
Photo: Paul Macapia
Gwaxwaml (Atlak'im Raven mask)
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.6
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Gwaxwaml (Raven mask)
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1890
Object number: 83.224
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mechanical Humanoid Mask
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1880
Object number: 91.1.22