Ритуальные костюмы и маски индейцев Северной Америки. Фотографии были сделаны в период 1900- 1930гг. Эдвардом Куртисом (Edward S. Curtis), выдающимся американским фотографом и этнографом.
Mask of Hami ("dangerous thing") , 1914 *
Tluwulahu Costume, 1914
Hamasilahl. Winter Dance ceremony, 1914
Kwahwumhl. Raven mask. Numhlin ceremony, 1914
Zahadolzhaacute. Navajo man, 1904
Tesuque Buffalo Dancers, 1927
Masked Dancers. The photo illustrates the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers wearing masks and costumes, crouch in foreground with others behind them. The chief on the far left holds a speaker's staff. Three totem poles in background. 1914
Nuhlimahla. The image shows 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. 1914
Sisiutl, one of the main dancers in the Winter Dance ceremonies, wearing a double-headed serpent mask and shirt made of hemlock boughs.1914
Paqusilahl ("man of the ground embodiment"), 1914. **
* Hami - Хами - "Опасная Вещь" (индейцы Квакиютль) ** Paqusilahl. - так индейцы Квакиютль (Северо-западное побережье Северной Америки), называют Снежного Человека.
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