Sujet
Mask used in the Hamatsa dances of the Kwakiutl Shamans Society Cannibal dance series
Légende
Mask used in the Hamatsa dances of the Kwakiutl Shamans Society Cannibal dance series, It almost certainly represents Crooked Beak of Heaven, a fearsome and voracious monster bird of the middle heaven who was known to fly to earth where it consumed men. The mask was worm by women during the Hamatsa dances. Northwest Coast of America. Kwakiutl. collected 1883.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_134
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
18,1Mo (776,2Ko) / 29,5cm x 15,3cm / 3488 x 1812 (300dpi)