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J joe90 Tiki Centralite Edmonton Joined: Aug 12, 2008 Posts: 12	J joe90 Posted posted on Tue, Aug 12, 2008 10:49 PM I've been going through the posts, looking for references to Pacific Rim cultures. As a student of World Religions and Spirituality, I realize that many Anthropologists have put forth the notion of the connections amongst the peoples of the Pacific Rim. I've seen the similarity in the spirituality and also in the symbolism surrounding that spirituality. Here are some masks from the West Coast of Canada... A Sisiutl headdress of the Kwakwaka’wakw people... These are powerful shape shifters... Kwakwaka'wakw Thunderbird Mask (Thunderbirds are also important to the Sun Dance, a Plains ritual that originated in the southern US.) Tsimshian Bear Mask Nuu-chah-nulth portrait mask Tsimshian mosquito mask But the outstanding similarities (for me, at least) are the War Canoes... Has anyone else noted these cultural and symbolic similarities?

I've been going through the posts, looking for references to Pacific Rim cultures. As a student of World Religions and Spirituality, I realize that many Anthropologists have put forth the notion of the connections amongst the peoples of the Pacific Rim. I've seen the similarity in the spirituality and also in the symbolism surrounding that spirituality. Here are some masks from the West Coast of Canada...

A Sisiutl headdress of the Kwakwaka’wakw people... These are powerful shape shifters...

Kwakwaka'wakw Thunderbird Mask (Thunderbirds are also important to the Sun Dance, a Plains ritual that originated in the southern US.)

Tsimshian Bear Mask

Nuu-chah-nulth portrait mask

Tsimshian mosquito mask

But the outstanding similarities (for me, at least) are the War Canoes...

Has anyone else noted these cultural and symbolic similarities?

Post #400917 by joe90 on Tue, Aug 12, 2008 10:49 PM