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Nułamał “Fool Dancer”

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Nułamał or fool dancer exaggerated nose with additional projection near bridge; large nostrils painted red; moustache and goatee painted black. — Nułamał "Fool Dancer" Mask of Joseph Speck
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Nułamał or fool dancer, thin long face, comical expression, very large hooked and upturned nose with long nostrils. — Nułamał "Fool Dancer" Mask of Harry Hanuse
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Nułamał or fool dancer, clown like expression, enormous downturned nose, red nostrils and lips, black markings with cedar and hair trim. — Nułamał "Fool Dancer" Mask of Bond Sound
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5 males 2 young 3 adult in a forest. They are wrapped in blankets, faces painted with cedar, feathers and fur in hair. — Members of the Nułamał Secret Society, Fort Rupert, c. 1894 (Mungo Martin second from left; his brother Spruce is second from right)

Lesson 6

Nułamał
Nułamał "Fool Dancer"
Fact Sheet
Journal Topic
Nułamał Drawings
Facial Vocabulary
Film Clips

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