Sujet
On rare occasions slaves taken by the Kwakiutl were dispatched with ceremonial slave killers such as this
Légende
On rare occasions slaves taken by the Kwakiutl were dispatched with ceremonial slave killers such as this, The face on this club carries traces of red ochre, symbolic of blood, and suggests, however, that this item had a ceremonial rather than practical use. Detail. Northwest Coast of America. Kwakiutl.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_389
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
27,1Mo (1,4Mo) / 29,8cm x 22,8cm / 3520 x 2688 (300dpi)