Eagle Transformation Mask, Closed

unknownaround 1880

Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany

Closed this transformation mask shows an eagle and open a human face. A ceremonial dancer could pull on its strings in order to enact the spiritual transformation of an eagle into a mythical clan ancestor. The painting inside the mask reveals the abstract form of an eagle - face and profile.

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Title: Eagle Transformation Mask, Closed
Creator: unknown
Date: around 1880
Physical Dimensions: w43.5 x h48 x d43.5 cm
From the Nuxalk people (Bella Coola): Vancouver Island
Provenance: Linden-Museum
Type: Mask Made of Wood, Hair and Linen
Rights: Linden-Museum, Foto: Anatol Dreyer

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