Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

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Title

Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

Description

Several Kwakiutl people dancing in a circle around a smoking fire, in an effort to cause a sky creature, which they believe swallowed the moon, to sneeze thereby disgorging it. This was taken in 1914.

Creator

Edward S. Curtis

Coverage

Northwest Coast

Publisher

Library of Congress

Identifier

https://www.loc.gov/item/2003652796/

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Citation

Edward S. Curtis, “Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon,” ANTH 212: Peoples of Native North America FA18, accessed September 21, 2024, https://ctsdh.org/anth212/items/show/249.

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