Transformation mask (17 out 1870 ano – 6 ago 1890 ano)

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Late 19th century CE
Wood, 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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