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Bak´was - Wild-Man of the Woods costume

The Bak´was performer holds his forearm up to hide his masked face from observers. This particular costume includes carved gloves on hands, lizards down the arm, the Sisiyutł as a belt, frogs on the kneecaps, snakes down the legs. The Bak´was mask to the left completes this costume.

Creator: Bob Harris

Owner: T´sandigan ’Nage’, Harry Mountain, Mamalilikala (Village Island)

Bak´was - Wild-Man of the Woods costume