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Name	Description	Quantity	Price	Select
Derald Scoular - Coast Salish First Nations - Noomis Mask ID#2992 click to see more	Noomis is a survivor of the great flood. There are many stories of the great flood which covered the coast. Noomis climbed a great mountain and the water rose above him. A butterfly returned on his head and befriended him. The butterfly returned with food and told Noomis secrets about how to live after the water receded. Noomis is danced as an ancestor who is as old as time itself. He crosses the room slowly and lights the fire by poking at it. His mask is treasured property that is handed down through families. Coast Salish artist Derald hand carved this Noomis mask out of red cedar wood he used red cedar bark for the hair and finished it with acrylic paint. The measurements are 28" H from the top of the Butterfly to the bottom the cedar bark hair. 21” W from tip of butterfly wing across to the other tip, 15” D from the tip of the antennas to the tail. The measurements for the mask are 11” H by 9” W by 7.1/2” D. ID#2992		$5,200.00
Derald Scoular - Coast Salish First Nations - Raven Mask ID#901 click to see more	The raven symbolizes creation, prestige and knowledge. The raven is noted for placing the sun into the sky and fish into the ocean. It is better known as the "Trickster".Dearld hand carved this Raven mask out of red cedar wood he used red cedar bark for the hair and finished it with acrylic paint. The measurements for the mask are 31” L by 7” W by 9” H. With the cedar bark 37" in H ID#901		$5,900.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - Chief Speaker Mask ID#1219 click to see more	This mask is a story mask depicting a person known as the speaker for his chief. This person would stand by the chief’s side and speak things that the chief would want said. Douglas hand carved this mask out of red cedar wood, used horsehair, copper for the eyebrows and painted it with acrylic paint. The measurements are 13" H by 7.1/2" W by 5.1/4" D. ID#1219		$2,200.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - Eclipse Mask ID#2926 click to see more	The eclipse is a contemporary mask. The time of an eclipse was a time to pray. Douglas hand carved this mask out of red cedar wood incorporated cedar bark for the rim & finished it with an acrylic paint. The measurements are 10.1/4" H by 9" W by 2" D. ID#2926		$975.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - Jellyfish Mask ID#2947 click to see more	The jellyfish is a contemporary mask celebrating the unique beauty of the jellyfish. Douglas hand carved this mask out of alder wood and incorporated horse hair and goats fur for the trim & finished it with acrylic paint. The measurements are 8" H by 9.1/2" W by 4" D. With the hair the mask is 33" H ID#2947		$1,250.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - West Coast Portrait Mask ID#2922 click to see more	The portrait mask is a link to the spirit world & portrays the human side of the supernatural world. Douglas hand carved this mask out of alder wood, incorporated copper for the eyebrows & finished it with an acrylic paint. The measurements are 6.3/4" H by .1/4" W by 3.1/2" D ID#2922		$475.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - Portrait Mask ID#2930 click to see more	The West Coast style Portrait mask is a link to the spirit world and is representative of the human side of the supernatural world. Douglas hand carved this Portrait mask out of alder wood and finished it with acrylic paint. 6.1/2" H by 5.1/4 W by 3.1/2 D ID#2930		$450.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - Wildman Mask ID#2938 click to see more	The Bookwus is thought of as a sometimes malevolent manlike being, a chief of the ghosts, whose habit it is to lure unsuspecting travelers into eating the food of the Bookwus thereby transforming them into beings like himself, or to take the spirits of drowned people into his retinue. Kwakiutl still believe that the Bookwus, still inhabit wild stretches of the British Columbia coast and can occasionally be seen very early in the morning prowling the beaches in search of cockles, which he prefers to all other food eaten by humans. The dance of the Bookwus is among the most distinctive and demanding of Kwakiutl dances. The dress of the dancer in earlier days is described as a close-fitting buckskin suit, perhaps colored black. Today the Bookwus wears a black or brown coverall trimmed with horizontal rows of triangular white cloth appendages. His movements are alternately slow and active, and he frequently peers around the back of his upraised hand, which he holds to his cheek as if to shield his face from observation. A skillful dancer evokes the impression of an intense, inquisitive creature, surreptitious but with great strength and vitality. Douglas hand carved this mask out of red cedar wood incorporated cedar bark for the hair & finished it with acrylic paint. The measurements are 10" H by 8" W by 5" D. With the hair the mask is 20" H. ID#2938		$1,550.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - Bumble Bee Mask ID#2945 click to see more	The Bumble Bee mask was known as the “scratcher” & was one of a series of special characters that injected a comic interlude into the ceremony. Those who were stung were paid for their damages by special gifts during the potlatch. Douglas hand carved this Bumble Bee mask out of red cedar wood and finished it with acrylic paint. 7" H by 6.1/4 W by 4.1/2 D ID#2945		$650.00
Douglas David - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations Territory - Frog Mask ID#2730 click to see more	Frogs were to our family a medicine helping spirit, believed to convey chants and songs that aided in the spiritual healing of those who were gifted with understanding them. Douglas carved this mask out of cedar wood, goat fur for the hair and cedar bark for the trim & finished it with an acrylic paint. The measurements are 7" H by 7" in W by 3" D. ID#2730		$550.00

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