feb 9, 1880 - Transformation mask
Description:
Late 19th century CE
Wood, paint and string
Kwakwaka’wakw, Northwest coast of Canada
• Manifests transformation, animal changing to mythical creature or a different animal
• Used in ceremonies
• Animated with strings
• Warn during Potlach, only by a certain social status
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Kailee Keiser
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