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Masks, Alert Bay, B.C.

item[ca.1947-1950]a060280c

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Masks, Alert Bay, B.C.
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Where

Alert Bay, BCCorrect the locationNearby on the big map
Held by
— via UBC Museum of Anthropology Library & Archives
Dates
[ca.1947-1950] (indexed as 1947–1950)
Level
item
Extent
1 postcard : b&w print ; 8.8 x 14 cm
Scope & content
Item is a photograph of artifacts of Northwest Coast cultural groups [Kwakwaka'wakw?], including: 3 carved and painted wooden masks, 1 carved and painted wooden headdress, and 1 unidentified wooden object displayed against a white sheet backdrop. The mask on the left might be a Kwakwaka'wakw representation of Dzunuk'wa, The Woman of the Woods. The mask in the middle has an abalone feature.
Places
Alert Bay
Location
  • Alert Bay, BC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Alert Bay”
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Subjects
Masks
Genre / form
Graphic material
Harvested
2026-10-15T07:28:04Z · source datestamp n/a · ead

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