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Origin: N.E. India, Himalayas, Arunachal Pradesh, Sherdukpa - Monpa
People (Provenance: Acquired from the collection of a university professor in
Branford Connecticut. Collected in the early 1970's)
Period/Date: Early to mid 20th century
Materials: Goat skin/fur, felt, string, leather
Dimensions: Overall Height 22-24" (61 cm), Width 17-21" (53.5 cm)
Description: Here's an impressive pair of "Ache Lhamo" Opera masks. The Goat
fur mask was donned by a ritual dancer and is held in place by a leather headgear
inside. They are distinguished from each other by the different color eyes and the
varying texture of their fur. Old hand stitched cut felt in red, green and teal blue
complete the eyes, nose and mouth. They show extensive wear and use yet are in
good condition condition.

Eagle and human
Henry Green is a contemporary Tsimshian wood carver. Active in preserving the traditions of his
tribes culture, he carved Eagle and Human Totem to celebrate one of the most important family
crests of the Tsimshian Nation the others being the killer whale, the wolf and the raven. His 8-
foot carving Eagle and Human Totem depicts the totemic eagle with a human in his belly,
celebrating the closeness of man and the rest of nature. Early missionaries to the area thought
totem poles were used for worship, but each pole tells the history of a clan or illustrates a
legend or an important event.

Chief Lelooskas name means He who cuts against wood with a knife. Of Cherokee descent,
he was adopted into the Kwakiutl tribe of the Pacific Northwest. Lelooska said, Our grandfather
advised us to take the best of both worlds the Indians and the non-Indians and combine
them so that they would complement and enrich each other. This we have done, but, always,
our Indianness is the focus of our lives.

There is much we must do, he continued. Before the coming of the white man, the Northwest
Coast peoples had a highly developed and complex culture. All facets of it were expressed in
their art forms. But when their way of life was disrupted, so much of the art was lost and
destroyed, so much of the art was lost and destroyed that all of it may never be recovered.
Today, the Lelooska Foundation carries on his work.
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