Mask

Said to have been collected by Donald MacKay while he was the Indian Commissioner for BC, 1937-1948.

Painted wooden bird mask. The mask is a natural colour with a large protruding beak. Hinged by a wooden peg on either side, the lower beak opens and closes. The inside of the lower beak is painted red. The tip of the upper beak shows traces of yellow paint. The area surrounding the eye shows traces of green or blue paint. The eyes are oval and yellow with black round centres outlined in red. There is a back border around the rear edge of the mask.