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Object Number
17-17-10/87189
Display Title
Dzunukwa Mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Dsonokwumlh
Object Description
Dzunukwa Mask. This chief's mask with hollowed cheeks, lips pushed forward, dark color, and hollow eyes, almost closed, are representative features of Dzunukwa, the fearsome monster-giant, generally a female, of Kwakwaka’wakw mythology.
Inventory Description
Carved human face mask, painted black and pink, locks of hair (1 loose)
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Gwa I
Additional Geographic Terms
Kingcome Inlet; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials
Wood, Paint, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 14.2 x 34.4 x 23.1 cm (5 9/16 x 13 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
17-17-10/87189
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1917)
Collector
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
(1917)
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| 17-17-10/87188 | Clan mask. "Tso-no-kwah" |
Mask
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Gwa I
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for Small fragments in plastic bag from object 17-17-10/87189
| 17-17-10/87189.1 | Small fragments in plastic bag from object 17-17-10/87189 |
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