Mask of Ahlxula'tanum
Dateca. 1880
Maker
First Nations, Nuxalk
Label TextAlxula’tanum is a being who announces the arrival of Thunder, an important figure in Nuxalk mythology and central to the kusiut dance performances. The prominent diagonal painting might reference his association with thunder and storms.
Object number91.1.33
Provenance[Park Lane Antiques, Vancouver, British Columbia], in 1963; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1969-1991; Howard Roloff, Victoria, British Columbia, 1984-*; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington *See JH26
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Box of Daylight, September 15, 1983 - January 8, 1984Published ReferencesThe Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pg. 184
Holm, Bill, Box of Daylight: Northwest Coast Indian Art, Seattle Art Museum, University of Washington Press, 1983, no. 40, p. 39, illus.Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions13 5/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 in. (34.61 x 24.45 x 15.24 cm)
MediumAlder, cedar bark, paint
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.1.70
First Nations, Nuxalk
ca. 1880-1910
Object number: 85.360
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