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Living Tradition, The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast

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Mourning Masks

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Mourning mask with red paint drips on forehead, cheeks and chin. Black moustache and eyebrows. Eye holes on upper cheek. — View Mask in Virtual Tour

Mourning mask with red paint drips representing blood on forehead, cheeks and chin. Black painted goatee, lips and eyebrows. — View Mask in Virtual Tour

Black and White photograph of potlatch singing mourning songs at Owaxalagalis, Chief Roy Cranmer's Potlatch, 1980. — Singing mourning songs at Owaxalagalis, Chief Roy Cranmer’s potlatch, 1980

Photo: Vickie Jensen, UPN-01445

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Mourning
Mourning Masks
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