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Huxwhukw'iwe' (mask of the Huxwhukw)
Huxwhukw'iwe' (mask of the Huxwhukw)

Huxwhukw'iwe' (mask of the Huxwhukw)

Dateca. 1910
Maker Mungo Martin (Nakapankam) Kwakwaka'wakw, Kwagu'l, Fort Rupert, British Columbia, ca. 1884-1962
Label TextComparison of this mask with Martin’s later Huxwhukw, on this platform, shows how his powerful but simple carving changed over time to accommodate modern styles, by adding more embellishment and using shiny enamel paints. Fellow artist Willie Seaweed influenced such innovations. Here, Martin adds an unusual feature: a pair of hands on either side of the mask, perhaps in reference to the dancer’s grasp as he supports the heavy mask during performances.
Object number91.1.145
Published ReferencesThe Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pg. 214
Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions14 3/8 x 10 in. (36.51 x 25.4 cm) L.: 37 3/8 in.
MediumRed cedar wood, red cedar bark, paint, leather, wool blanket
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.12
Huxwhukw'iwe' (mask of the Huxwhukw)
Willie Seaweed (Hilamas)
ca. 1938
Object number: 91.1.2
Mask of the Crooked Beak (Galukw’amhł),
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1920
Object number: 96.97
Forehead Mask of the Crooked Beak
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1930
Object number: 91.1.11
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.13
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1880
Object number: 91.1.30
Mask of Bagwis
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1910
Object number: 83.225
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1830
Object number: 91.1.27
Photo: Paul Macapia
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.6
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1890
Object number: 83.224
Photo: Paul Macapia
Mungo Martin (Nakapankam)
ca. 1940
Object number: 91.1.7
Skull rattles (Xawikw Yadan)
Native American, Kwakwaka'wakw
ca. 1890
Object number: 91.1.86.1