Description
C652 Northwest Coastal Mask
Dusty rose colored hand carved Northwest Coast decorative mask with exaggerated eyes, eyebrows, and mouth.
9" x 4 1/2" x 3 1/2"
What we refer to as Northwest Coast art are the artifacts of daily life and ritual, filled with significance and made with great skill. Designs are associated with the region are often based on the crests of specific clans and were traditionally used only by that specific clan.
The meaning of masks varied from tribe to tribe and from person to person. They were used to represent supernatural powers and beings.
The finest of old ceremonial pieces and the best contemporary work receive extreme interest.
