Wolf masks of this kind were worn during Winter ceremonials by female dancers. The relatively small size of this example may indicate that it was made for a young woman. Brown (1996) has attributed the mask to Charlie George, Sr. of the village of Ba'as and dates it to 1880-1900. He compares it to other masks by the artist illustrated by Hawthorne (1967) as follows: figures 69, 87, 96, 101, 334, 353.