Portrait, 1988

Original size is 667 × 449 pixels

Beau Dick (Kwakwaka’wakw)

Yellow cedar, acrylic paint and fur

10″ x 7″


Beau Dick prides himself on his ability to produce works in any style. This mask is an example of this talent, Created in Bella Coola (Nuxalk) style it portrays one of the four Carpenters ancestors who according to Nuxalk legends created the world.