Tolowa dancing head-dress, c1923. Sam Lopez, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing Tolowa costume including a redheaded woodpecker scalp headress and strings of dentalium shell beads, holding a traditional painted bow and an obsidian blade, a sign of wealth.

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Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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