ḥiilaksaa (Mask)
About this object
Iconographic meaning
Hi'itliik, or lightning serpent.
Physical description
Long triangular-shaped mask that widens towards the back. Each side of the mask has black, red, green, and white designs depicting eyes, eyebrows, and mouth. There are three black coloured circular curls on the top rim of the mask on both sides and three protruding scalloped edges at the back of the mask that are green and red. Attached to a crossbar that joins each side of the mask together, are two tufts of feathers and two long bunches of cedar strips. Lightning serpent design.
Date Made
1980
Date Acquired
19 Nov 1980
How Acquired
Sold
Measurements
61 x 30.7 x 23 cm
Object Number
Nb11.371