English: Two masks made by artist Tim Paul, Nuu-chah-nulth Master Carver 1992.

Left: The Thunderbird. The mask represents the Thunderbird, Tiitskin, in Nuu-chah-nulth’s religion the second most powerful spirit after Nas or the Sun. Tiitskin is gigantic and is only seen in visions, it reveals itself in the form of a human or a bird. This mask has a human face with a bird’s beak. Right: Hunting-ritual mask. It represents an ancestor who was a skilful bird hunter and fisherman. The mask is used in fortune-bringing rites. Its crying mouth shows how the ancestor

is asking Nas, the Sun, to bring luck at fishing. Objects at The Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm, Sweden