Mask: Leader of the Singers

Unknown artist

Mask: Leader of the Singers

Description

This mask was worn by the leader of the singers or the choir, during one of the dances presented at a Nuxalk potlatch in the early twentieth century.

Singers are not usually masked when they perform at gatherings or potlatches.

Details

Work Date:
Before 1924
Medium:
wood, Paint, metal, plant fibre