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too sacred to sell: the hopi mask controversy
First off, I would like to say thatthe only reason I am posting these imagesis to bring awareness to theplight of these masks.The Hopi are not crazy about images being shown of their masks,but I thought the importance of the situationoutweighed that belieffor the time being....
Read all about it in the links below: HEREHEREHEREHEREHERESee the catalogueHERE
These are amazing spiritual works of artcreated between 1880 and 1910.The Hopi believe that the masks allowed the spirit of the dead to communicate with the living.
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