Art, Symbol & Imagination
Killer-Whale Headdress from British Columbia
An elongated painted creature carries a dorsal fin and a projecting tail joined by visible cords. The accompanying text identifies a mechanical killer-whale headdress of the people it names as Kwakiutl in British Columbia.
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Maker and photographer uncredited. "Killer-Whale Headdress from British Columbia" [editorial title]. In Masks and Demons, Kenneth Macgowan; with Herman Rosse’s theatrical research and line drawings. Harcourt, Brace edition, 1923, 1923, Harcourt, Brace and Company. Source scan leaf 30. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0464-028
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Maker and photographer uncredited. Killer-Whale Headdress from British Columbia. Masks and Demons. Scan leaf 30. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0464-028