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Wolf Mask
Wolf Mask

Wolf Mask

Dateca. 1900
Maker Makah
Label TextThe Wolf Ritual is considered to be the most sacred ceremony among the Nuu-chah-nulth, Makah and Quileute. While there are unique cultural particularities, the basic structure is similar: novices are “kidnapped” by supernatural wolves, possessed of their power, and captured and tamed by initiated members of the Wolf society. The encounter results in gifts of empowerment and inspires the creation of songs and special regalia, such as this headdress.
Object number91.21
Credit LineMargaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund and Charlotte McAllister Fund
Dimensions8 x 7 in. (20.32 x 17.78 cm) L.: 20 1/2 in.
MediumRed cedar wood, horse hair, mirror, cotton fabric, tacks, nails, paper, paint
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mask of Human/Bird face
First Nations, Nuxalk
ca. 1880
Object number: 91.1.34
Photo: Paul Macapia
Niijaang.u (portrait mask)
Native American
ca. 1840
Object number: 91.1.38
Photo: Paul Macapia
Hinkeet'sam—Sea serpent
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1910
Object number: 91.1.25
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mama'yutlamalagaml (Atlak'im Woman Giving Birth mask)
Mungo Martin (Nakapankam)
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.7
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mask depicting Nułmała
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1830
Object number: 91.1.27
Ho'koma (Human face mask)
Ho'koma (Human face mask)
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
1979
Object number: 92.173
Mask of the Crooked Beak (Galukw’amhł),
Mask of the Crooked Beak (Galukw’amhł),
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1920
Object number: 96.97
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mechanical Humanoid Mask
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1880
Object number: 91.1.22
Mask
Mask
Mexican
Object number: 81.17.1377
Mask of Bagwis
Mask of Bagwis
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1910
Object number: 83.225
Gikumhl (Chief's mask, Dzunukwa image)
Gikumhl (Chief's mask, Dzunukwa image)
Gene Brabant
1997
Object number: 97.56
Image Not Available for Pukubts mask (also Pookubs, Pookmis)
Pukubts mask (also Pookubs, Pookmis)
Joe David (Nuu-cha-nulth, Dididaht, born 1946)
1972
Object number: 2024.19.1