Indigenous art by a Kwak'waka'wakw artist. The red cedar mask itself is 13" long. It's painted white, surrounded by cedar rope also painted white, and dressed with white feathers and whitish horse hair.
Pookmis is a man of the sea. He's the spirit of all the dead whalers. It's a Nuu Chah Nulth mask. This version was inspired by a Pookmis mask created by Beau Dick.