Kwakwaka’wakw Mask 1919
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Title
Kwakwaka’wakw Mask 1919
Subject
British Columbia
First Nations
Kwakwaka'wakw
First Nations
Kwakwaka'wakw
Description
The source is a mask that was made in 1919 by Willie Seaweed. The mask depicts a face with hair; it is mainly black and grey with pops of read, orange and yellow.
As the mask was created in 1919 it is not an antique piece of artwork. Pieces like this were worn in ceremony as well as made to be sold to European and other travellers as they embody the native cultures of the province.
This source is therefore representative of the influence of American and European presence in British Columbia. The source shows how the culture of the First Nation communities of British Columbia is of interest. Objects such as this mask were made to take advantage of tourist and therefore provided economic benefit. This points towards the ways in which British Columbia’s economy developed over the 20th Century.
As the mask was created in 1919 it is not an antique piece of artwork. Pieces like this were worn in ceremony as well as made to be sold to European and other travellers as they embody the native cultures of the province.
This source is therefore representative of the influence of American and European presence in British Columbia. The source shows how the culture of the First Nation communities of British Columbia is of interest. Objects such as this mask were made to take advantage of tourist and therefore provided economic benefit. This points towards the ways in which British Columbia’s economy developed over the 20th Century.
Creator
Willie Seaweed
Publisher
Museum of Anthropology
http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=mask&category%5Bculture%5D%5B0%5D=1236592&yearstart=&yearend=&row=25&tab=media
http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=mask&category%5Bculture%5D%5B0%5D=1236592&yearstart=&yearend=&row=25&tab=media
Date
1919
Contributor
Faye Hare
Rights
Museum of Anthropology
Language
N/A
Type
Material object - wooden mask
Identifier
20th century British Columbia
Files
Collection
Citation
Willie Seaweed, “Kwakwaka’wakw Mask 1919,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 9, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/115.