Sujet
The face on this mask represents the spirit of the moon
Légende
The face on this mask represents the spirit of the moon, The board around the face symbolizes air, the hoops signify the levels of the cosmos, and the feathers represent stars. In many regions the spirits of the air & the moon were major deities stars represented mythical beings. USA/West Alaska. Eskimo. Collected 1893. Village of Andreofsky.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka, Alaska
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_170
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
43,2Mo (1,3Mo) / 36,8cm x 29,4cm / 4344 x 3476 (300dpi)