Porcupine Mask
Wood, porcupine quills
Deg Hit’an Athabascan
Maker: Billy Williams
Anvik 1958
Elizabeth Elphabelle Mumm Collection
UA2008-004-0020
Athabascans believed that dancing while wearing a mask that depicted a desired prey (in this case a porcupine) would increase the hunter’s chance of success.
 

Image by Barry McWayne