This portrait mask is an example of the art' of wood carving. The mask is either Bella Coola or Heiltsuk. (28 cm, NMM)
NMM = National Museum of Man, Ottawa

Bella Bella has been the main village of the Heiltsuk Kwakiutl for more than 100 years. It can only be reached by boat or plane. In contrast to most other Indian communities in Canada, the Bella Bella First Nation permits the sale of alcoholic beverages in its own liquor store.

Heiltsuk transformation mask. Closed, it represents a hawk; open, the face reveals its human nature. (68 cm; NMM)
NMM = National Museum of Man, Ottawa

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