Kwakwakawakw Collection

Qa hila-Koprino, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Qa hila-Koprino, c1914. Qa hila, a Koprino man, bust portrait, facing front, with bone in nose

Gathering abalones-Nakoaktok, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Gathering abalones-Nakoaktok, c1910. Kwakiutl woman gathering abalones, Washington

Tenaktak wedding guests, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tenaktak wedding guests, c1914. Two Kwakiutl people in a canoe, one dressed in bear skin, including paws, and a mask

Kwakiutl Indians in boat, British Columbia, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kwakiutl Indians in boat, British Columbia, c1910

A chief's party-Qagyuhl, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A chief's party-Qagyuhl, c1910

Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914

Masked dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Masked dancers-Qagyuhl, c1914. During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers wearing masks and costumes, crouch in foreground with others behind them

Tanaktak House, Harbeldown Island, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tanaktak House, Harbeldown Island, c1914. Stairs leading up to wooden building, topped with Kwakiutl ceremonial art; in foreground one totem pole on the left

Kwakiutl house-frame, Memkumlis, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kwakiutl house-frame, Memkumlis, c1910

Mask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon, c1914. 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

A Hamatsa costume-Nakoaktok, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Hamatsa costume-Nakoaktok, c1910. Kwakiutl man kneeling on one knee dressed in skins, hat and other garments

Wedding guests, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wedding guests, c1914. Kwakiutl people in canoes, British Columbia

Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa emerging from the woods-Koskimo, c1914. Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front

Kotsuis and Hohhug-Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long beaks, on their haunches, dancing(?), c1914

The drying mummy, 1910, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The drying mummy, 1910, c1910. Kwakiutl man inside board structure, curing mummy over smoke and coals of fire

A hazy morning-Nakoaktok, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A hazy morning-Nakoaktok, c1910. Nakoaktok man standing on shore(?)

Nimkish village at Alert Bay, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nimkish village at Alert Bay, c1914. Kwakiutl village, with totem poles, Alert Bay, British Columbia

Tsunukwalahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tsunukwalahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Person wearing Mask of Tsunukwalahl, a mythical being, used during the Winter Dance

The Hamatsa-Nakoaktok, 1910, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Hamatsa-Nakoaktok, 1910, c1910. Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop

Preparing cedar bark-Nakoaktok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing cedar bark-Nakoaktok, c1914

Preparing to eat the mummy, c1911. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing to eat the mummy, c1911. Kwakiutl man(?) crouched, cradling mummy bound in fetal position

Kwakiutl Face-Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast Indian. Masks are worn by dancers during ceremonies

Yakotlus-Quatsino, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yakotlus-Quatsino, c1914. Yakotlus, Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing right

Yakotlus-Quatsino (Profile), c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yakotlus-Quatsino (Profile), c1914. Yakotlus, bust portrait, right profile

Tlahleelis-Koprino, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tlahleelis-Koprino, c1914. Tlahleelis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left

Sailing-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sailing-Qagyuhl, c1914. Three Kwakiutl people in a canoe with a single sail

Sisiutl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sisiutl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Sisiutl, one of the main dancers in the Winter Dance ceremonies, wearing a double-headed serpent mask and shirt made of hemlock boughs

Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Man dressed in a full-body bear costume. The bear had the duty of guarding the dance house

An incident of the Winter Dance-Nakoaktok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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

Mamalelekala chief's mortuary house, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mamalelekala chief's mortuary house, c1914

Carved posts at Alert Bay, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Carved posts at Alert Bay, c1914. Two totem poles in front of a wood frame house in the Nimkish village Yilis, on Cormorant Island

A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums, c1914. A Dzoonokwa (or Tsunukwa) totem pole measuring over 20 feet tall, depicting a figure with hands outstretched to receive dowry from the wife's family

A Koskimo House-post, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Koskimo House-post, c1914. Interior supporting columns of Koskimo home bearing carvings commemorating incidents in family history, often depicting the guardian spirit of the founder

Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Person wearing ceremonial mask of the Nuhlimahla during the during the Winter Dance ceremony. These characters impersonated fools

Nuhlimkilaka-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nuhlimkilaka-Koskimo, c1914. Kwakiutl person wearing an oversize mask and hands representing a forest spirit, Nuhlimkilaka, ("bringer of confusion")

A Tluwulahu mask-Tsawatenok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Tluwulahu mask-Tsawatenok, c1914. Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a mask depicting a loon on top of a man's head to facilitate the loon changing into the form

Paqusilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Paqusilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Dancer representing Paqusilahl ("man of the ground embodiment"), wearing a mask and shirt covered with hemlock boughs, representing paqus, a wild man of the woods

A chief's daughter-Nakoaktok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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

Nakoaktok warrior, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nakoaktok warrior, c1914. Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding pole

Naemahlpunkuma-Hahuamis, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Naemahlpunkuma-Hahuamis, c1914. Naemahlpunkuma, a Hahuamis man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a nose ornament that covers his mouth

Pgwis-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pgwis-Qagyuhl, c1914. Kwakiutl person wearing mask of mythical creature Pgwis (man of the sea)

Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front

Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Koskimo person wearing full-body fur garment, oversized gloves and mask of Hami ("dangerous thing") during the numhlim ceremony

Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial dancer, full-length portrait, standing, wearing mask and a fur garments during the Winter Dance ceremony

Kwahwumhl-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kwahwumhl-Koskimo, c1914. Dancer wearing raven mask with coat of cormorant skins during the numhlin ceremony

The fire drill-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The fire drill-Koskimo, c1914. Koskimo man, full-length portrait, seated on ground, facing down, using a fire drill

Kominaka dancer, 1910, c1911. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kominaka dancer, 1910, c1911. Kwakiutl Indian in costume with skulls

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