oct 28, 1890 - Transformation mask
Description:
Late 19th century CEWood, paint and string
Kwakwaka’wakw, Northwest coast of Canada
-Used in ceremonies to show the transformation of a spirit
-Used as a telling of ancestry item
-Traditionally performed at a ceremony called potlatch where they would either tell a story about their ancestors or people were receiving something
Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 28, 1890
Now
~ 135 years ago