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

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View of north side of the Potlatch Gallery, ceremonial regalia mounted along the wall to the right of the viewer. Image shows a section of the north side of the Potlatch Gallery in which a speaker’s staff, a dzunakwa mask, four mourning masks and two copper shields are displayed. Image of a corner of the Potlatch Gallery close to the entrance View of the entrance wall at the east end of the Potlatch Gallery.

Gallery 1 Labels

  • Axu, Agnes Alfred
  • Baxwbakwalanuksiwe’ – Man-Eater-at-the-North-End-of-the-World
  • Sketches showing face-paint designs worn by Hamat´sa dancers, c. 1890
  • Hi’hamsamł Drawings from Mungo Martin’s sketchbook
  • Mourning songs at potlatch hosted by T´łakwagila (W.T.Cranmer)
  • What is a copper?
  • Tame Hamat´sa dancer, 1910
  • Wild Hamat´sa dancer, c. 1910
  • Gikamł dłu K´aldayu - Chief’s Mask & Copper Breaker
  • Gwaxgwakwalanuksiwe’ - Raven-at-the-North-End-of-the-World
  • Gwa’yam – Humpback or Grey Whale
  • Hayak´ant´alał - Speaker
  • Imas - Ancestor Spirit
  • Young Imas Dancer, Alert Bay, 2011
  • K´wasanuma - Mourning Mask
  • Mourning Song lyrics
  • T´łakwa - Copper Shield
  • T´seka - Red Cedar Bark Ceremony
  • Yak´antp´ik - Talking Stick
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