Makah Indian Mask - August 19, 2017
From Museum Signage: “Circa 1850. This alder mask with movable
eyes was once brightly colored and would have had hair attached along the
top rim. Makah masks were often in pairs to be used in night time
winter dances."
Makah Indian Mask
From Museum Signage: “The asymmetrical design on this mask is
typically Makah and is in sharp contract to the symmetrical stylized
art of the more northern people of British Columbia and Alaska."