Transformation mask (oct 17, 1870 – aug 6, 1890)
Description:
Late 19th century CEWood, paint and string
Kwakwaka’wakw, Northwest coast of Canada
Masks that look like animals, but when a string is pulled, the masks divides into different sections to make a new face that represents a deity
A man wears this and a costume made of bark and dances with it to tell a story
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Date:
oct 17, 1870
aug 6, 1890
~ 19 years