Masks
CEREMONIAL MASKS are created in various forms from human portraits to animals to spirits, including transformation masks with moving beaks and jaws. The shapes and styles vary greatly depending upon their purpose and function, and are designed to tell stories and share knowledge. Some can be danced by a single performer while others require an attendant for the mask to be used. Although contemporary masks may push the boundaries of the form, they continue to retain their cultural and historic significance.
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Tokwit (Female Warrior Spirit) Mask
Raymond Shaw
CA$18,500.00Red Cedar wood, Horse hair, Acrylic Paint
28 x 21 x 10” (mask only)
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Great Horned Owl Mask
Tom Patterson
RESERVEDRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Feathers, Acrylic paint
14 x 10.5 x 7.5″ (mask only)
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Hok Hok Mask
Randy Stiglitz
CA$9,400.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint
8 x 7 x 43″ (mask only)
56 x 15 x 44″ (including bark & stand)
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Tsonokwa (Wild Woman) Mask
Raymond Shaw
CA$28,500.00Red Cedar wood, Horse hair, Acrylic paint
37 x 25.5 x 11″ (mask only)
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Gikumlth Mask
Calvin Hunt RCA
CA$7,000.00Red Cedar wood, Horse hair, Bear fur
14 x 11 x 8.5″ (Mask only)
20 x 16 x 8.5″ (including hair)
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Karmic Frog & Raven Mask
Don Yeomans
CA$24,000.00Alder wood, Acrylic paint
“Frogs have appeared in my work for many years, portrayed as secondary characters accompanying Ravens and Eagles and Bears. Many times, Frogs are depicted in the mouths of the larger character.
In this mask, I again portray a Frog, only this time, he is not the helpless victim of a larger predator. Raven is in fact the meal of choice for this Frog, as I make up for decades of representing the Frog as a secondary figure.” – Don Yeomans
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Otter Woman Mask
Raymond Shaw
CA$7,000.00Red Cedar wood, Horse hair, Acrylic paint
13 x 10 x 5″ (mask only)
37 x 16 x 5″ (including hair)
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Eagle Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$4,300.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
9 x 7.5 x 15.5″ (mask only)
27 x 14 x 17″ (including bark & stand)
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White Raven Mask
Randy Stiglitz
CA$5,500.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint
7.5 x 8 x 23″ (mask only)
31 x 14 x 26″ (including bark & stand)
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Ancestor Returning Mask
Tony Hunt Jr.
CA$4,200.00Red Cedar wood, Horse hair, Acrylic paint
15 x 12 x 6″ (mask only)
28 x 15 x 6″ (including hair)
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Sea Monster Mask
Tony Hunt Jr.
CA$6,600.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Copper, Abalone shell, Acrylic paint
22.5 x 15 x 8.5″ (mask only)
33 x 23 x 14″ (including bark)
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Sea Hunter Mask
Mathew Esquega
CA$3,800.00Red Cedar wood, Copper, Leather, Horse hair, Feather, Beads, Acrylic paint
18.5 x 11.5 x 10″ (mask only)
26 x 15 x 10″ (including hair)
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“Sunrise” Cast Mask
Kyran Yeomans
CA$15,000.00Bronze Cast
Edition of 12
24 x 24 x 10″ (mask only)
28.5 x 26 x 15.5″ (including base)
“It seems, at times, the material will give direction to what will come. This was the case for this piece. As it became clearer that it was to become a sun figure, the idea of it being a companion for a moon piece I had done many years previously excited me. The timing possesses a feeling of cosmic intention to it, a cyclical weight.
Arriving after ten years of darkness, the sun appears, bringing with it a new season. Life awakening after hibernation, new green finding its way into being, spring. Illumination. Newness. Difference. Balance. Growth, in all its awkwardness and vulnerability. Foreshadowing.
I [wrote] these words in the summer of 2021, after welcoming my son into this world a few weeks ago. I look back and see this piece giving me a big empyrean wink. May it warm and light your space and voyage through these three dimensions (…and beyond).” – Kyran Yeomans
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“Sunrise” Cast Mask
Kyran Yeomans
CA$15,000.00Bronze Cast
Edition of 12
“It seems, at times, the material will give direction to what will come. This was the case for this piece. As it became clearer that it was to become a sun figure, the idea of it being a companion for a moon piece I had done many years previously excited me. The timing possesses a feeling of cosmic intention to it, a cyclical weight.
Arriving after ten years of darkness, the sun appears, bringing with it a new season. Life awakening after hibernation, new green finding its way into being, spring. Illumination. Newness. Difference. Balance. Growth, in all its awkwardness and vulnerability. Foreshadowing.
I [wrote] these words in the summer of 2021, after welcoming my son into this world a few weeks ago. I look back and see this piece giving me a big empyrean wink. May it warm and light your space and voyage through these three dimensions (…and beyond).” – Kyran Yeomans
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White Dogfish Mask
Don Yeomans
CA$22,000.00Alder wood, Horse hair, Acrylic paint
25 x 13 x 5″ (including hair)
17 x 11 x 5″ (mask only)
“[This mask is] carved from alder wood, decorated with white horse hair, and painted with white acrylic. This is a fairly traditional depiction of a Dogfish – the main difference here is the monochromatic paint job.
If the mask has a lot of strong lines, I feel like less is more when it comes to paint. White as a colour accentuates light and shadow in addition to allowing any mask to look more modern.” – Don Yeomans
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Moon & Ravens Mask
Don Yeomans
CA$15,000.00Cast Forton, Edition of 12
Unframed
(For inquiries on Custom Framing, please contact the gallery)
“When I decided to carve a Moon mask, I wanted it to depict something beyond Haida legend. Traditionally, Raven is represented with the Sun and Moon because of his role in placing these heavenly elements into our sky. With my mask, the female Moon is surrounded by two Ravens – a male and female. They represent myself and my wife Trace, as we are both from the Haida Raven clan. Looking at the stars and moon on clear nights just happens to be one of our favourite things to do.” – Don Yeomans
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Moon Woman Mask [Framed]
Trace Yeomans
SOLDYellow Cedar wood
11.5 x 11.5 x 4″ (Mask only)
15.25 x 15.25 x 5.5″ (including Plexiglass Case)
“Traditionally, Moons are portrayed with labrettes to show that they are feminine. I wanted to create a Moon with feminine qualities without the need for a labrette. [This piece] was my first attempt at carving a mask.” – Trace Yeomans
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Crooked Beak Mask
Robert Saunders
CA$8,300.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
31 x 12 x 24″ (including bark & stand)
8 x 9 x 21.5″ (mask only)
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Ulthma-koke Mask
Joe David
CA$8,400.00Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Feathers, Acrylic paint
11 x 8 x 7″ (mask only)
14 x 13 x 9.5″ (including bark & feathers)