Hudson Museum Artifact, Possible Inspiration for NFL Team Logo Ships to Seattle, BDN Reports

The Bangor Daily News reported members of University of Maine football team and head coach Jack Cosgrove participated in a send off of a Hudson Museum artifact to Seattle’s Burke Museum. The native mask may be the inspiration of the original team logo for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. The wooden Northwest Coast transformation mask depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened. The artifact is part of the William P. Palmer III collection and will be on temporary display in Seattle, according to the article.