yaxwamł (Mask)

Possibly represents Undersea Chief: Q!umugwe' (see Boas,1895, p374). "Probably from Gilford Island, whose people owned masks depicting sea creatures" (D. Roberts, 1966).

Humanoid face mask. Oval shaped mask with wide pronounced red lips, red nostrils, circular black eyes on a green background, and black gill shapes around the mouth. The bottom half of the face has a white background as does the area above the eyebrows.