mawił (Dance Screen)

Used as a backdrop for Thunderbird Dance

Large white canvas screen with red and black painted designs. The screen is made from three pieces of fabric sewn together, creating long horizontal seams. There are metal gromits acroccs the top edge for hanging. The design across the lower half is a Sisiutl. On the upper half is an animal figure (bear?) with a human face in the torso, holding a copper in each hand. The coppers contain animal motifs in profile (wolf?, bear?).