A Tluwulahu mask--Tsawatenok
1 photographic print. | Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a mask depicting a loon on top of a man's head to facilitate the loon changing into the form of a man.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Ceremonial mask--Nunivak
J299918 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 20, p. 80.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1929
Photo, Print, Drawing
Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl
Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus. The dance was performed during Tluwulahu, a four day ceremony prior to the Winter Dance.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Atlumhl-- Koskimo]
1 photographic print. | North American Indian man, in costume with ceremonial mask, on hands and knees.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Tsunukwalahl--Qagyuhl
Person wearing Mask of Tsunukwalahl, a mythical being, used during the Winter Dance.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Haschebaad--Navaho
1 photographic print. | Barechested Navajo man wearing mask of Haschebaad, a benevolent female deity.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1905
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Pgwis--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | Kwakiutl person wearing mask of mythical creature Pgwis (man of the sea).
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Nayenezgani--Navaho]
1 photographic print. | Indian, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing dark mask, fur ruff, paint on torso.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1904
Photo, Print, Drawing
Hamasilahl--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | Ceremonial dancer, full-length portrait, standing, wearing mask and a fur garments during the Winter Dance ceremony.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Nuhlimkilaka--Koskimo
1 photographic print. | Kwakiutl person wearing an oversize mask and hands representing a forest spirit, Nuhlimkilaka, ("bringer of confusion").
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Zahadolzha--Navaho]
1 photographic print. | Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing leather mask with basket cap, fur ruff, torso painted with white lines.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1904
Photo, Print, Drawing
Gaaskidi [i.e. Ganaskidi]--Navaho
1 photographic print ; 20.4 x 15.4 cm (photo) | Photo shows a Navajo man wearing mask of Ganaskidi, god of harvests, plenty, and of mists.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1905
Photo, Print, Drawing
[Haschezhini--Navaho]
1 photographic print ; 20.8 x 15.8 cm (photo) | Photo shows a Native American man, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing dark leather mask, fur ruff, torso painted with black and white splotches.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1904
Photo, Print, Drawing
Nuhlimahla--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | Person wearing ceremonial mask of the Nuhlimahla during the during the Winter Dance ceremony. These characters impersonated fools and were noted for their devotion to filth and disorder.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Kwahwumhl--Koskimo
1 photographic print. | Dancer wearing raven mask with coat of cormorant skins during the numhlin ceremony.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
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Masked dancer--Cowichan
1 photographic print. | Dancer wearing oversize mask, three rings of feathers in front of clothing, holding a rattle.
Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert
1 photographic print. | Totem pole commemorating a Tsimshian family towers over the village of Tsahes, Vancouver Island.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
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Maskette--Nunivak
1 photographic print. | Eskimo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing headdress consisting of a protruding headband around the crown of his head, feathers, and a wooden bird head in front.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1929
Photo, Print, Drawing
Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | Ceremonial dancers, in a circle during the Winter Dance ceremony, wearing masks and garments of fur, feathers, and other materials.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Hami--Koskimo
1 photographic print. | Koskimo person wearing full-body fur garment, oversized gloves and mask of Hami ("dangerous thing") during the numhlim ceremony.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Sisiutl--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | Sisiutl, one of the main dancers in the Winter Dance ceremonies, wearing a double-headed serpent mask and shirt made of hemlock boughs.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Paqusilahl--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | Dancer representing Paqusilahl ("man of the ground embodiment"), wearing a mask and shirt covered with hemlock boughs, representing paqus, a wild man of the woods.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
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A Tluwulahu costume--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | Woman wearing a fringed Chilkat blanket, a hamatsa neckring and mask representing deceased relative who had been a shaman.
Contributor:
Curtis, Edward S.
Date:1914
Photo, Print, Drawing
Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl
1 photographic print. | During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers in masks and costumes representing (l to r) Wasp, Thunderbird, and Grizzly-bear, arrive in canoes.
