Naxnox mask
Dateca. 1900
Label TextIdentified as “Giant” by the collector, we can only imagine how the dancer would have revealed the nature of this powerful being, particularly the meaning behind the enigmatic painting on the surface. The part-human, part-bird face is similar to those on totem poles of the Git’ksan First Nation, a branch of the Tsimshian.
Object number91.1.49
ProvenanceMicheal R. Johnson, Seattle, Washington, until 1972; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1972-1991; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle Art Museum, Washington, Hauberg Collection - Parsons Gallery, August 22, 1985 - March 16, 1986Published ReferencesThe Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pp. 164-165
Morgan, David. Religion and Embodiment in the Study of Material Culture. Religion: Oxford Research Encylopedias, March, 2015.Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions15 3/8 x 12 3/16 x 12 3/16 in. (39.05 x 30.96 x 30.96 cm)
MediumRed cedar and paint
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