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Object #     2004-2/235
Object name     Forehead Mask, Thunderbird
Culture of Origin     Kwakwaka'wakw
Title     Kulos - Baby Thunderbird
Maker or Artist     Klatle-Bhi
Materials     Wood, Paint, Cedar Bark, Feather, Copper Ore, String
Techniques     Carved, Painted, Inlaid, Glued, Tied
Dimensions     L: 49.5 cm, W: 33.0 cm, D: 35.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

"Spirit of the Ancestors"-The dancer cocks the Kolus head to one side, slowly sweeping its piercing eye across the house, then tilts and reverses his swing as the song describes the Kolus, calling it "Screecher Mask." - Bill Holm
Source     Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Credit     Gift of Arthur B. Steinman


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