Mask used in the Naxnox dance series which involved the dramatisation of a name
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)

Please log in to download the high resolution file