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• 1 2021-07-29T21:03:39+00:00 Annotation 8.6 | Object (Fig. 140) 27 plain 2022-03-07T16:05:17+00:00 Annotation

  In his figure caption, Boas identifies this diverse set of wolf masks or headdresses as belonging to the ’Walasa’ax̱a, but in the text on pg. 478 he also suggests their use in the Długwala. In Hunt’s caption correction, he states clearly that these xisiwe’ are for use in the Długwala, a more common Wolf Dance that features two or four dancers rather than a large group. According to William Wasden Jr. (personal communication), ’Walasa’ax̱a masks are distinguished by abalone or copper inlay and cedar bark fringe, whereas Długwala masks tend to be painted and have cloth or fur head coverings as these do. The top two masks on the left (IVB27 and IVB178) are actually Nuu-chah-nulth, and were collected by Captain Cook in 1778. The other three, which feature reflective mica or magnetite-based black pigment, are Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw and were collected by Jacobsen (IVA421 in Alert Bay in 1881; IVA1258 and IVA1269 at unknown locations in 1882), who recorded that IVA1269 was used by women (see AFigs. 8.6.1-5). [EMB IVA421, IVA1258, IVA1269, IVB27, and IVB178].

   

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  AFig. 8.6.1: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, IVB27

   

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  AFig. 8.6.2: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, IVB178

   

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  AFig. 8.6.3: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, IVA421

   

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  AFig. 8.6.4: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, IVA1258

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  AFig. 8.6.5: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, IVA1269