Just off the coast of British Columbia – Haida Gwaii
Dalbert (‘Alex’) Weir, carver

Wood, pigment, hair
ca. 1998
Height:  9.75in; Width: 7.375 in;  Depth: 5 in 
Other – Regalia – Mask

 Inscribed inside: Watchman / Haida / Warrior / D.A. Weir [for Dalbert Alex Weir] / Frog / 2/12/98 / HRE

Among the Haida, masks were used mostly by members of secret societies. Secret society dances frequently used both masks and puppets to represent wild spirits of the woods, which the Haida called gagiid.  These performances began to disappear with the arrival of the missionaries in the mid-1870s.  Nevertheless today, the Haida like their Tsimshian neighbors employ masks in potlatch performances to illustrate the spirit beings (geni loci) encountered by their ancestors. 

This polychrome ‘Warrior’ Mask with strands of hair is by the skilled Haida carver Dalbert (Alex) Weir from Masset Village in Haida Gwaii.  It was most likely made for tourists.

Resource: https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/haida/haama01e.html