Female Portrait Mask Wood portrayed as a masculine form

portrayed as a masculine form and viewed as the counter-figure to Moon

and Kwakwaka’wakw

Measurements do not include base

The Sisiutl is a supernatural three-headed serpent that possesses shapeshifting abilities and the ability to turn spectators into stone when gazed upon

and travel

Female Portrait Mask Wood portrayed as a masculine formIndigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral