Tlingit man and woman in full dancing costumes, Alaska, 1906
The Tlingit couple in this photograph wear elaborate painted and beaded tunics. The man (left) wears a tall hat topped with rings which signify the number of potlatches he has given. He holds a painted paddle with a fringe of deer hoof rattles. The woman (right) wears a nose ring and a bear claw headdress. She carries a crescent-shaped object painted with a raven design. Both individuals wear face paint. The woman is identified as Kaw-claa in another photograph in the museum's collection - University of Washington
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