Such masks were worn in winter initiation, Wolf Ritual ceremonies by dancers wearing dark robes or wolf skins who had the inherited privilege to portray the power and mystery of the animal in their performances. Initiates who had been abducted by supernatural wolf spirits were rescued and returned to the community during these occasions (Brown, 1996). This example was probably used in the "Whirling Wolf" performance which was reserved for the oldest son of a chief (See Holm, 1987, p. 84).

This mask will be sold with the 1943 issue of DYN in which it appears.