Echo mask: Shown with interchangeable mouths

Shown with interchangeable mouths The basic mask depicts the spirit Echo, said to have the ability to imitate the sounds made by any creature. During the course of the ceremonial telling of Echo's tale, the wearer would hide his masked face beneath the folds of his cloak-like blanket and surrep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unknown
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Sculpture
Native American: Kwakiutl
Canadian
First Nations
North American Indians
northwest coast
masks
ceremony
ceremonial
British Columbia
Canada
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/69463
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Summary:Shown with interchangeable mouths The basic mask depicts the spirit Echo, said to have the ability to imitate the sounds made by any creature. During the course of the ceremonial telling of Echo's tale, the wearer would hide his masked face beneath the folds of his cloak-like blanket and surreptitiously replace Echo's mouth with the mouth of the creature the spirit was imitating at the time.

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