Description:

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Bella Coola, Southern British Columbia, Nuxalk people, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved cedar mask depicting one of the Carpenters (Masmasalanicw), the four supernatural beings summoned by Alk'unta'm, the creator god, to make people, animals, plants, mountains, the moon, and stars. The face is fierce, with sunken eyes and cheeks and a jutting, open mouth with wide red lips. A black mustache and goatee are painted around the mouth. Thick black brows with an arch are painted above the cutout, circular eyes. Blue decorates the face, forming large shapes on the forehead, around the eyes, and down the cheeks. Red fills out the nostrils and ears. Hair made from thick fibers is attached to the top of the head by a woven string. The interior of the mask has the lips, nose, and eyes are also painted. Size: 7.5" W x 10.5" H (19 cm x 26.7 cm); 11.25" H (28.6 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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  • Condition: Rich, dark patina on wood and pigment. With some small stains, mostly around the mouth. A few of the fibrous "hairs" are bent or broken. Handwritten on the back of the mask in black pen is "Carpenter Brother."

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