Title
Mosquito transformation mask which opens to reveal a human face surrounded by pictures of the dogfish
Caption
Mosquito transformation mask which opens to reveal a human face surrounded by pictures of the dogfish,The Haida had an incomplete Hamatsa dance series (believed to have been obtained from the Kwakiutl) in which masks like this were used to display privileges. This mask was probably associated with a clan origin myth. Northwest Coast of America. Haida. collected 1875. Queen Charlotte Islands.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Canadian Museum of Civilization
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A29_259
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,1Mb (1,9Mb) / 11,4in x 11,6in / 3432 x 3476 (300dpi)