拍品 51
51
A NUXALK MASK

細節
A NUXALK MASK
Of elongated humanoid form, with long forehead, circular eyes drilled in the center of asymmetrical eye orbs, distinct nose, open mouth and downward turned thin lips, tufts of cedar bark attached at the top of the forehead with twine, orange and black feathers inserted at right, details of mask painted in blue and black, wavy lines and dotting in blue across forehead, temples, cheeks and chin, red around nostrils and on lips
13in. (33cm.) high not including hair

拍品專文

Brown (1996) identifies this as representing Rainwater. It has such typical features as a narrow face, long forehead nose and chin and minimal painting of the nostrils, brows and mouth associated with this spirit. The blue dots and waved lines painted on the face apparently represent splashes of water.

For a similar example, see Stott, 1975, pp. 88,89, pl. 15.