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First Nation Spirits, Northwest British Columbia, Canada 25

First Nation Spirits, Northwest British Columbia, Canada 25

Description : Spiritual Beliefs and Ceremonies:

The Pacific Coast tribes strongly believed in the interconnection between the human and animal worlds. Many of the transformation masks used in their spiritual ceremonies illustrated this link. Ingeniously crafted, these masks opened and closed to reveal either a human or animal face as the wearer pulled the strings. The crests of the various lineages often took animal form. Both the Bella Coola and the Kwakiutl believed that their ancestors had come down from the heavens in animal cloaks and masks.

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