Pacific NW native Dzunuk'wa mask. Important mythological creature of the Kwakwa'wakw people. Kwakiutl were a tribe. The cannibal woman is represented by a mask like this one, worn by a dancer during a winter ceremony. This character is also associated with riches. According to legend, men who could tame her would bring back great treasure. A chief may also wear a Dzunuk'wa mask when distributing wealth at the end of a potlatch, a gift giving ceremony. It is twelve inches tall, seven inches wide, and five inches deep.

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