Sujet
Mask used in the Naxnox dance series which involved the dramatisation of a name
Légende
Mask used in the Naxnox dance series which involved the dramatisation of a name, This mask probably represents eagle person. The wearer was transported by spirits into the heavens and eventually descended to reveal the supernatural creature he contacted while above the firmament. Northwest Coast of America. Tsimshian.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_178
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
26,5Mo (1,4Mo) / 29,5cm x 22,5cm / 3484 x 2656 (300dpi)