enu (Mask)

Collected by Muse Gallery, during trip to Kwakwaka'wakw villages.

Represents Khenko (B. Holm, 1961). Boas identifies a similar mask as a crane: adamgwali.

Carved, wooden, khenkho mask with a long beak and a raised triangular protrusion for a nose. The beak is hinged with metal wire on either side. The beak is painted black with a red mouth. The nose has a red painted s-shape with white around it. Attached to the head is a set of horns with a curled end. The eyes are clear glass white, outlined in red on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. Beak opens slightly. The mask is painted black, red, and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.