Title
Mask used in the Naxnox dance series which involved the dramatisation of a name
Caption
Mask used in the Naxnox dance series which involved the dramatisation of a name, In order to show various attributes of the same name, masks often had articulated features. The eyes of this mask have 3 positions open, closed and copper covered (shown here). The jaw moves to reveal either a set of teeth or a copper band. Northwest Coast of America. Tsimshian.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A29_276
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,6Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,5in x 11,7in / 3452 x 3508 (300dpi)