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Object #     2.5E1605
Object name     Headdress
Culture of Origin     Kwakwaka'wakw, Nakwakdakw, Blunden Harbour
Maker or Artist     Willie Seaweed
Materials     Red Cedar, Leather, Cord, Paint
Techniques     Carved, Painted
Dimensions     H: 19.8 cm, L: 32.2 cm, W: 26.2 cm
Exhibit Label    

Central NWC Case (1991-1997): "Kolus Mask (kolusumhl). This forehead mask represents Kolus, a white down-covered thunderbird. It was carved by Willie Seaweed for his son, Joe, to use during the Great Dance of the Tlasula. Joe Seaweed received the privilege of performing ....dance from his mother, Alice...part of her dowry."
Source     Johanson, Perry and Jean
Location     Blunden Harbour
Credit     Perry Johanson Collection, Gift of Mrs. Perry Johanson


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