Description:
Halait
Gitxsan Style Mask, 1979
Duane Pasco
This mask is designed after those worn during Gitxsan winter halait ceremonies.
The Gitxsan or Gitksan, meaning People of the River of Mist, live along the Skeena River of northwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Ketchikan Museums
KM 86.2.9.1
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Tlingit style mask of human face - front
Tlingit style mask of human face - front
Tlingit style mask of human face - side
Tlingit style mask of human face - side
Tlingit style mask of human face - back
Tlingit style mask of human face - artist's signature
Tlingit style mask of human face - front
Tlingit style mask of human face - front
Tlingit style mask of human face - front
Tlingit style mask of human face - front
Tlingit style mask of human face - side
Tlingit style mask of human face - side
Tlingit style mask of human face - back
Tlingit style mask of human face - artist's signature
Tlingit style mask of human face - front
Tlingit style mask of human face - front