ME892.32.4 | Mask
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Mask
Anonyme - Anonymous
Northwest Coast
Aboriginal: Haida
1800-1850, 19th century
Wood, paint, animal hair
23.6 x 18.6 x 13.2 cm
Gift of Dr. George Mercer Dawson
ME892.32.4
© McCord Museum
Keywords: Mask (23)
Anonyme - Anonymous
Northwest Coast
Aboriginal: Haida
1800-1850, 19th century
Wood, paint, animal hair
23.6 x 18.6 x 13.2 cm
Gift of Dr. George Mercer Dawson
ME892.32.4
© McCord Museum
Keywords: Mask (23)
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Exhibition Label
Masks were used by chiefs in winter ceremonies and potlatch performances, and by shamans in curing sessions. Blue masks like this one are sometimes associated with people who have narrowly escaped drowning, whose skin has changed colour from long exposure to cold water.
Text from the exhibition Haida Art - Mapping an Ancient Language
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