Title

Nootka Eagle Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast, North American Indian. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Nootka Eagle Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast, North American Indian. Northwest Coast transformation masks manifest the transformation of usually an animal changing into a mythical being or one animal becoming another. Masks are worn by dancers during ceremonies.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B84_265

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,6Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,5in x 11,7in / 5254 x 3496 (300dpi)

Keywords

North America mask bird birds eagle local ceremonial color colour beak native Native American location century artefact North American artifact indigenous American Indian pacific northwest North American Indian 20th century CM Dixon object wood Unknown Dixon CM NOOTKA CM Dixon Mike Dixon tribal culture Pacific North West CM Dixon wood object