Bumblebee Mask
by Skip Saunders
(Nuxalk)
Red Cedar, paint, polar bear fur (11x9x8)
$1985
Bumblebee – The bee is one of the few insects to appear in the art. Althought not often depicted, Bee does appear,
especially in an amusing mask that emphasizes its pain-inflicting capability. Bees…performed as interludes in more serious ceremonies,
‘stinging’ people by touching them with the sharp barbs on their masks
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