MASKS & SHAMANISM  
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So. NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl Hamatsa Cannibal Birds: Hohokw & Raven (Edward Curtis Photo - c. 1910) So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl Hamatsa Cannibal Birds: Hohokw (Charlie Walkus, 1971)
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So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl Hamatsa Cannibal Birds Mask: Raven, Hohokw & Crooked Beak. (Mungo Martin, 1953) So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl Hamatsa Cannibal Bird Mask: Crooked Beak of Heaven. (Willie Seaweed, 1954)

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So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl Mask representing Nuhlmahl (Fool).   (artist unidentified). c. 1870. So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl Mask representing Nuhlmahl (Fool).   (artist unidentified) 19th c.
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Mid. NWC: Nuxalk (Bella Coola) - (artist unidentified).  Sun Mask. Aetiological Plays. c. 1870. No. NWC: Tsimshian: (artist unidentified) Moon Mask. Aetiological Plays. 19th c.

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So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl. (artist unidentified). Dzonokwa Mask. c. 1880 So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl. Joe Wilson. Chief's Dzonokwa Mask.   1994.

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So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl. Ellen Neel. Dzonokwa Mask for display. c. 1955 So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl. (artist unidentified). Dzonokwa Mask. l.19th, early 20th c.

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So. NWC: West Coast/Nuuchanulth. Cannibal Wolf Mask (also known as "Lightning Snake"). Artist Unidentified. Date Unknown. So.NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl. (artist unidentified). Grizzly Bear Mask. c. 1840

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So. NWC: Salish. Sxwaywey Msq. So. NWC: Salish. Sxwaywey Msq. (artist unidentified) 19th c.

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Mid-NWC: Haida.. Ancestor Mask. (artist unidentified) Male. 19th c. Mid-NWC: Haida. Ancestor Mask. (artist unidentified) Female.19th c.

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No. NWC: Tshimshian (artist unidentified) Ancestor Mask. 19th c. No. NWC: Tshimshian  (artist unidentified) Mask representing a young woman. 19th c.

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No. NWC: Tshimshian (artist unidentified) Ancestor Mask. 19th c. Profile view of above mask. So. NWC: West Coast/Nuuchanulth. Human Face Mask used in Cannibal Wolf Performance or to represent Ancestor. (artist unidentified)  Date Unknown.

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So. NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl  Shaman wearing mask attending a patient. (Edward Curtis Photo - c. 1910) So. NWC: Kwakwaka'wakw/Kwakiutl. Octopus Mask.  Important metaphor for Shaman; often used to represent shaman's helper.

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No. NWC. Tlingit. Mask Representing Corpse. (artist unidentified) Part of Shaman's Collection. 19th c. No. NWC. Tlingit. Mask (artist unidentified) Part of Shaman's Collection. 19th c.
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No. NWC. Tlingit. Mask (artist unidentified) Part of Shaman's Collection. 19th c.  Note Animal Metaphor cf. transformation. No. NWC. Tlingit. Mask (artist unidentified) Part of Shaman's Collection. 19th c.  Note Animal Metaphor cf. transformation.

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NWC: Dagger Hilt. Bone, Abalone. 19th c.
Artist Unidentified. Note Transformation Metaphor.		 NWC: Dagger Hilt. Bone, Abalone. 19th c.
Artist Unidentified. Note Transformation Metaphor. (alternative view)
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NWC. Soulcatcher. Bone, Abalone. 19th c.
Artist Unidentified. Note Sisiutl Metaphor.		 Mid NWC: Haida. Drum (Painted Hide). Artist Unidentified. 19th c. Note subject matter.