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Alderwood gull mask. Nuu-Chah-Nulth, 18th century AD. From Vancouver Island, British Columbia, North America. This wooden mask is decorated with flicker feathers. It also has a rattle of small limpet shells inside, which sounded when dancing. It would have been used in the winter ceremonial. Gulls herald plentiful food, since they announce the arrival of herring in the spring by shrieking, wheeling and diving over fish shoals. Inv. ET Am,NWC.55.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART306653
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4845px × 3604px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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18th century CE
British Columbia, Canada
Ceremonial
Dance, General
Feather
Mask
Northwest Native American
Nuu-chah-nulth
Rattle
Ritual
Seagull
Shell
Spring, Season
Woodcarving