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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Carpenter Mask
Robert Saunders
$3,100.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
12 x 9 x 9″ (mask only)
32 x 10 x 10″ (including bark)
This mask was inspired by the Nuxalk creation story of the Four Carpenters. According to one version of this oral tradition, Alhkw’ntam, the most powerful spirit in the Sky World, created four brothers who are known as the Masmasalaniixw; the Four Carpenters or the Supernatural Carpenters. The brothers helped Alhkw’ntam shape the world at the beginning of time. They were responsible for carving the first humans and shaping the land as well as the flora and fauna.
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Crooked Beak Mask
Raymond Shaw
Red Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
23 x 11 x 39″ (mask only)
53 x 12 x 42″ (including bark & stand)
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Wild Man of the Woods Mask
Douglas David
$4,650.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Horse hair, Acrylic paint
40 x 17 x 9″ (including hair)
14 x 9.5 x 9″ (mask only)
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Guu Geet Mask
Joe David
$8,000.00 CADAlder wood, Goat Hair, Dowels, Acrylic paint
15 x 12 x 8″ (including hair)
11 x 10 x 7″
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White Raven Mask
Robert Saunders
RESERVEDRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
7.5 x 7 x 17″ (mask only)
25 x 10 x 20″ (including bark & stand)
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Raven Mask
Raymond Shaw
$7,400.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
14 x 11 x 26″
23.5 x 11 x 26″ (including stand)
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Carpenter Mask
Robert Saunders
$6,300.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
20 x 11 x 10″
29 x 13 x 10″ (including cedar bark)
This mask was inspired by the Nuxalk creation story of the Four Carpenters. According to one version of this oral tradition, Alhkw’ntam, the most powerful spirit in the Sky World, created four brothers who are known as the Masmasalaniixw; the Four Carpenters or the Supernatural Carpenters. The brothers helped Alhkw’ntam shape the world at the beginning of time. They were responsible for carving the first humans and shaping the land as well as the flora and fauna.
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Raven Mask
Robert Saunders
$3,250.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Cedar rope, Acrylic paint
7 x 7 x 14.5″ (without stand)
17 x 7 x 15.5″ (including stand)
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Raven Mask
Robert Saunders
$6,300.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Cedar rope, Acrylic paint
27.5 x 11.5 x 27 (including stand)
12 x 11.5 x 27 (without stand)
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Shaman Mask
Douglas David
$5,800.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar rope, Cedar bark, Feathers, Twine, Acrylic paint
31 x 18 x 11″ (including bark)
25 x 11 x 11″ (without bark)
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Eagle Mask
Robert Saunders
$3,800.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar rope, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
30.5 x 10 x 11.75″ (including bark)
8 x 10 x 11.75″ (without bark)
23 x 10 x 11.75″ (without bark, including stand)
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Young Shaman Mask
Stan Bevan
$4,450.00 CADAlder Cedar wood, Leather ties
9 x 8.75 x 3.75″
10.5 x 8 x 6″ (including base)
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White Raven Mask
Sesyaz Saunders
$7,400.00 CADRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Acrylic paint
15.5 x 15.5 x 7.5″ (without stand)
17.5 x 15.5 x 8″ (including stand)
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Wren Mask
Joe Peters Jr.
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Cedar bark, Feathers, Acrylic paint
Circa 1988
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Tlingit-Style Portrait Mask
Randy Stiglitz
Price upon requestAlder wood, Acrylic paint
11 x 8 x 5.5″ (without bark)
15 x 12 x 5.5″ (including bark)
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Dogfish Mask (AP)
Ben Davidson
Price upon requestBronze Cast, Granite Base
Artist Proof, Limited Edition I of I