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Human-animal transformation

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A thematic element in Kwakwaka'wakw masks where human and animal forms are combined to represent the connection between family clans and ancestral or supernatural entities.

AP course connection

Topic 9.2: 9.2 Interactions Within and Across Cultures in Pacific Art

Unit 9

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