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jan 1, 1890 - Transformation Mask

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Materials: Wood, paint and string
Artist's Name: N/A
Location: Kwakwaka’wakw, Northwest coast of Canada
Key Points: Usually animal changing into mythical creature or animal changing into another animal. Used in ceremonies. Animated by pulling strings. Inside reveals face of an ancestor

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18 Jan 2018
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Date:

jan 1, 1890
Now
~ 136 years ago

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