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INITIATION OF THE HAMATSA
Initiation of the Hamatsa
Kwakiutl
Photographed by Edward S. Curtis

Copyright 1914

Hamatsa dancers are inspired by the "Cannibal Spirit", Baxbakwalanuswae. Hamatsa is the most important dance in the winter ceremonies of the Kwagiulth people of the Northwest Coast.

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Size: Postcard: 4-1/4" x 6"
SKU: FPC24
$0.80
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