Ten Unusual Fairground or Sideshow Masks

An unusual and surreal collection of ten hand painted wall masks\plaques depicting mythological characters of the Nuxalk First Nation from the Bellacoola region of British Columbia, Canada.  Including: `Thunder`, `Rainbow` and `Full Moon`.  

 

These masks are made of a hardened rubber or latex based material and were possibly made as part of an exhibition or even for a fairground or sideshow. They appear to date from the 1950`s and are probably unique.  Condition: some paint losses, cracking and defects commensurate with age and hardening of the rubber.