Sxwayxwey Mask
About this object
History of use
Used in cleansing ceremonies: during marriage, after a death, or for the bestowing of a name.
Iconographic meaning
This mask is of the type described as Sawbill-face by Wayne Suttles in his 1982 article on the Halkomelem Sxwayxwey.
Physical description
Sawbill-face mask with protruding cylindrical eyes. Two bird's heads on top of face. A third bird's head forms the nose. Unpainted.
Date Made
1954
Date Acquired
23 Nov 1979
How Acquired
Donated
Object Number
Nbz716