Hudson Museum Artifact Sought by Seattle Museum, Media Report
MyNorthwest.com reported Seattle’s Burke Museum would like to bring a native mask to town that may be the inspiration of the original team logo for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. The artifact is part of the William P. Palmer III collection at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum. The wooden Northwest Coast transformation mask depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened. According to the article, the Hudson Museum has agreed to lend the mask to the Seattle museum. To get the mask to Seattle, the Burke Museum launched a fundraising campaign seeking $7,500 to pay for costs associated with shipping. KVI 570 Talk Radio and The Seattle Times also carried a report on the mask.