Shaman Mask

This Shaman Mask is by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Raymond Shaw. The mask is hand-carved in red cedar and painted in red acrylic with graphite. The mask has been finished with brown horsehair, horsehide and cedar bark. A finishing knife was used on the surface of the piece, while the graphite accentuates the textural surface. Excluding the horse hair, the mask measures approximately 11 inches or 28 centimeters high, 8 inches or 20 centimeters wide, and 6 inches or 15 centimeters deep. Including the horse hair, the mask measures approximately 44 inches or 112 centimeters high and 13 inches or 33 centimeters wide.