Pookoobs MaskThis Pookoobs Mask is carved in red cedar by Russell Tate from the Ditidaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. The mask is painted in white and red acrylic and features white feathers and a small bundle of cedar bark on top of the mask, and black horse hair. Pookoobs, Pookmis, or the Wild Man of the Sea is a mythological figure of a Whale Hunter who was lost at sea and transformed into a protector spirit. Traditionally, Pookoobs