Edward S. Curtis - Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon
Summary
Several Kwakiutl people dancing in a circle around a smoking fire, in an effort to cause a sky creature, which they believe swallowed the moon, to sneeze thereby disgorging it.
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Title from: The North American Indian.
Curtis no. 3602.
Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, Suppl. v. 10, pl. 355.
Tags
Date
01/01/1914
Contributors
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, photographer
Location
University of British Columbia, 49.26728, -123.24525
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.