Behind the Masks


This short documentary takes a fascinating look at the meaning behind some Indigenous masks from the North Pacific coast. Our guide is professor Claude Levi-Strauss of Paris, a world-renowned anthropologist and authority on the structural analysis of myth. He explains the significant features of 3 masks, and the stories behind them, while also visiting an Indigenous carver on Vancouver Island.


Director: Tom Shandel
Year: 1973
Genre: Documentary
Type: Short

Link: https://vimeo.com/791352104


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