This grand scale mask depicts the Kwakwakaʼwakw tale of the Sisiutl Hunter. Sisiutl is a powerful double-headed sea serpent who symbolizes duality and contradiction. Sisiutl could be rowed like a canoe, its flesh was impervious to any spear, it could inflict instant death by its glance, and it could cause any enemy who looked upon it to be turned to stone. Sisiutl is also a spirit helper who is ca…