Northwest Coast Polychrome Wood Mask, probably Bella Coola

of deeply hollowed form, depicting a bear, wearing a voracious expression, carved with thick lips pulled back to reveal jagged teeth, flaring nostrils, and exaggerated pointed oval eye rims beneath arched brows, painted overall with a series of dashes; the back with a wooden structure for attachments and use.

Edie Cross Collection, Sydney, British Columbia

Ralph T. Coe Collection

James Economos Collection

Private California Collection

Acquired by the present owner from the above