Crooked-Beak mask

The mask represents the Crooked-Beak-of-Heaven, another of the servants of Baxwbakwalannuxwsiwe', the Man-Eater-of-the-North-End-of-the-World. When the dancer sits, snapping the beak of the mask, he cries "Hap! hap!" His costume includes skirt and leggings of dyed red cedar bark.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henry Hunt
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Sculpture
Native American: Kwakiutl
Canadian
First Nations
North American Indians
masks
dancing
dancers
costume
costumes
British Columbia
Canada
The Beak
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69621
Description
Summary:The mask represents the Crooked-Beak-of-Heaven, another of the servants of Baxwbakwalannuxwsiwe', the Man-Eater-of-the-North-End-of-the-World. When the dancer sits, snapping the beak of the mask, he cries "Hap! hap!" His costume includes skirt and leggings of dyed red cedar bark.

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