Nuhlimkilaka-Koskimo
Edward Sheriff Curtis, Nuhlimkilaka-Koskimo, 1914, photogravure, Bequest of Fae Heath Batten, public domain, 1997.58.54
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- Title
Nuhlimkilaka-Koskimo
- Artist
- Date
1914
- Medium
photogravure
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 7 9/16 in x 5 1/4 in; sheet: 12 in x 9 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
title: NUHLIMKILAKA-KOSKIMO*, printed, lower left
text transcription: From Copyright Photograph 1914 by E.S. Curtis, printed, lower middle
- Collection Area
Photography; Northwest Art
- Category
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Bequest of Fae Heath Batten
- Accession Number
1997.58.54
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
In this photograph, a member of the Kwakiutl (or Kwakwaka'wakw) First Nation of British Columbia, Canada, wears a large mask and hands that represent the forest spirit Nuhlimkilaka, or “bringer of confusion.”
- Exhibitions
2011 One Woman’s Legacy: Selections from the Fae Heath Batten Photography Bequest Portland Art Museum
