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apr 9, 1850 - Transformation Mask

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Wood, paint and string
Kwakwaka’wakw, Northwest coast of Canada
Kwakwaka’wakw (pronounced Kwak-wak-ah-wak, a Pacific Northwest Coast indigenous people) and illustrated here, are worn during a potlatch, a ceremony where the host displayed his status, in part by giving away gifts to those in attendance.

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Date:

apr 9, 1850
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~ 176 years ago

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