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Eagle Transformation Mask, Open

unknownaround 1880

Linden-Museum Stuttgart

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.

Details

  • Title: Eagle Transformation Mask, Open
  • 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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