DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Killer Whale and Raven Hawkman Mask

NameMask

Artist Tony Gulbrandsen (born 1962)

CultureTsimshian

Date1994

Place madeVancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Northwest Coast, North America

MediumRed cedar, paint, cedar bark.

Dimensions36 1/4 × 23 × 9 in. (92.0752 × 58.4201 × 22.86 cm)

Credit LineBequest from the Estates of Anne Ruggles Bromberg and Alan Robert Bromberg

Object numberA.2025.2.4

Collections

New Acquisitions: The Gift of Folk Art

ProvenanceCollection of Anne R. Bromberg Purchased from Burke Museum Store, Seattle, Washington

DescriptionA traditional style carved indigenous Pacific Northwest Coast style mask depicting on each side an image of Raven, an image of Killer Whale as the central character of the mask, and Hawkman hangs below Killer While. Dominant colors include mainly black with cobalt blue and red and white for teeth; some natural wood is exposed. The mask is adorned on the edges throughout with ceder bark fiberous strips (fragile).