
Sujet
Mask with a human face and eagle beak representing an ancestor that came to earth as an eagle
Légende
Mask with a human face and eagle beak representing an ancestor that came to earth as an eagle, According to Bella Coola mythology four carpenters were employed by the creator, who lives above the sky, to carve the forefathers of mankind. They donned bird and animal cloaks thus enabling them to fly to earth. Northwest Coast of America. Bella Coola. collected 1913.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia. Museum no.2513
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A14_495
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,3Mo (2,1Mo) / 29,7cm x 29,7cm / 3512 x 3512 (300dpi)