RMG0DHDN–Native American Nakoaktok dancers wearing masks of the mythical Kotsuis birds during a traditional potlatch 1914 in British Columbia, Canada. The costumes represent Kotsuis and Hohhuq, servants of the man-eating monster Pahpaqalanohsiwi. The mandibles of these tremendous wooden masks are controlled by strings.
RM2A7BNPK–Edward S. Curtis Native American Indians - Preparing cedar bark--Nakoaktok ca. 1914
RMKYMJWK–A Nakoaktok Chief's Daughter 2838815503 o
RMC2JGX9–Gathering abalones--Nakoaktok
RMD5DXMK–A Nakoaktok Chief's Daughter
RM2WG4T3Y–Preparing cedar bark-Nakoaktok, c1914.
RM2A5996P–Edward S. Curits Native American Indians - Hakalahl, Nakoaktok chief, holding copper Wanistakila ('takes everything out of the house'-a reference to its value) ca. 1914
RMC2JHH5–A hazy morning--Nakoaktok
RMHYBYXN–Nakoaktok
RMKXX2W5–Preparing cedar bark--Nakoaktok
RMD74PDB–Preparing Cedar-Bark - Nakoaktok
RMKXX42F–A Hamatsa costume--Nakoaktok
RMKYMPTB–Kotsuis and Hohhuq - Nakoaktok 2839628686 o
RM2WG0PAC–Preparing cedar bark-Nakoaktok, c1914.
RMW2HP0M–Edward S. Curtis Native American Indians - Preparing cedar bark--Nakoaktok ca. 1914
RMW2GWGK–Edward S. Curits Native American Indians - Hakalahl, Nakoaktok chief, holding copper Wanistakila ('takes everything out of the house'-a reference to its value) ca. 1914
RM2A5XNG4–Edward S. Curits Native American Indians - Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop ca. 1910
RMW2GMBH–Edward S. Curits Native American Indians - Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop ca. 1910
RM2WG0PBA–A hazy morning-Nakoaktok, c1910. Nakoaktok man standing on shore(?).
RM2WG4T42–A hazy morning-Nakoaktok, c1910. Nakoaktok man standing on shore(?).
RM2WG4T35–Kotsuis and Hohhug-Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long beaks, on their haunches, dancing(?), c1914.
RM2WG0PC4–Kotsuis and Hohhug-Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long beaks, on their haunches, dancing(?), c1914.
RM2WG4T4C–The Hamatsa-Nakoaktok, 1910, c1910. Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop.
RM2WG0PAH–The Hamatsa-Nakoaktok, 1910, c1910. Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop.
RM2WG0PJF–A Hamatsa costume-Nakoaktok, c1910. Kwakiutl man kneeling on one knee dressed in skins, hat and other garments.
RM2WG4T8W–A Hamatsa costume-Nakoaktok, c1910. Kwakiutl man kneeling on one knee dressed in skins, hat and other garments.
RM2WG0RCJ–An incident of the Winter Dance-Nakoaktok, c1914. Kwakiutl people, some bowing before totem poles in background, others seated facing front as part of the nunhlim ceremony, the four days prior to the Winter Dance.
RM2WG0PAT–Nakoaktok chief and copper, c1914. Hakalahl, Nakoaktok chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, holding copper Wanistakila ("takes everything out of the house"-a reference to its value)
RM2WG0PTR–A chief's daughter-Nakoaktok, c1914. Nakoaktok woman, half-length portrait, facing right, seated, wearing a blanket, a hat with shell ornaments, large earrings, a nose ring, and several bracelets.
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