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Description
These two masked performers in the winter dance represent huge, mythical birds. Kotsuis (the Nakoaktok equivalent of the Qagyuhl Kaloquitsuis) and Hohhuq are servitors in the house of the man-eating monster Pahpaqulanohsiwi. See page 160. The mandibles of these tremendous wooden masks are controlled by strings.
Masks Clothing and dress Native Americans Photogravure Portrait photography Portraits Rites and ceremonies Kwakiutl Indians
Source
Photogravure, 22.25 x 18.25 inches: The North American Indian; being a series of volumes picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, and Alaska, 970.6 C942 vol.10 plates, William Smith Mason Collection of Western Americana, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
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