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Chiefs ceremonial crest headdress representing the sun
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Chiefs ceremonial crest headdress representing the sun, The projections represent the suns rays and are painted with sea monster designs. The large flat area of the mask reflected the light from the fire as the dancer moved, giving an impression of a glowing sun face. Northwest Coast of America, Tsimshian. Collected Nass River, c 1875.
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Werner Forman Archive/ Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_256
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,7Mo (1,7Mo) / 30,0cm x 29,8cm / 3544 x 3524 (300dpi)