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Art History Animalia

For here are 2 examples of (aka killer whale) headdresses from the Northwest Coast that the dancer could animate with moving parts:
1 Haida - “dancer could roll its eyes or move lower jaw”
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
2 Kwakiutl - “dancer pulled strings to make the pectoral fins, tail flukes & jaw move”
Field Museum

HEADDRESS Haida?, collected 1904 This carving of an orca, or killer whale, was worn on the head by a dancer, who could roll its eyes or move its lower jaw during a theatrical performance. Cedar?, raw and tanned hide, sea lion whiskers (Eumetopias jubata), abalone shell (Haliotis sp.), iron, mineral paints 3178-38 Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Killer Whale Headdress. The dancer pulled strings to make the pectoral fins, tail flukes and jaw move. Used in the Tlásulá. Kwakiutl (Fort Rupert). 19271 Field Museum
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