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Edward S. Curtis - Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl

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Edward S. Curtis - Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl

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Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus. The dance was performed during Tluwulahu, a four day ceremony prior to the Winter Dance.
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Curtis no. 3553.
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, v. 10, p. 246.

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01/01/1914
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Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, photographer
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University of British Columbia49.26728, -123.24525
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