Sujet
The Shamans Society , one of the Kwakiutl Dancing Societies, was connected with an array of fearsome supernatural creatures
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The Shamans Society, one of the Kwakiutl Dancing Societies, was connected with an array of fearsome supernatural creatures, The most prestigious figure was the cannibal dancer or Hamatsa whose regalia was often decorated with skulls (centre & right). The other skull was carried by his attendant, Kinqalalala. Northwest Coast of America. Kwakiutl.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A28_498
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Non
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Droits gérés
Format disponible
24,2Mo (1,1Mo) / 29,8cm x 20,3cm / 3524 x 2396 (300dpi)