File:Tsimshian mask Louvre MH 51-35-3.jpg

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English: Tsimshian head-on mask, used during the initiation rituals of the great winter ceremonies (halait). Collected in Nisga'a territory, at the mouth of the Nass River. Wood, British Columbia (Canada), 19th century.
Français : Masque frontal tsmishian, utilisé durant les rituels d'initiation des grandes cérémonies hivernales (halait). Collecté en territoire Nisga'a, à l'embouchure de la rivière Nass. Bois, Colombie britannique, XIXe siècle.
Dimensions H. 16 cm (6 ¼ in.), L. 38 cm (14 ¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Pavillon des Sessions
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MH 81.22.1
Credit line Former collections of Claude Lévi-Strauss; on deposit from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - Musée de l'Homme
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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