We looked at an Inuit mask from Canada and had a discussion about their beliefs. In an animated culture, the beautiful idea of metamorphosis is illustrated. The body is just clothing that one can change. The mask had a man inside the bird, implying that metamorphosis is always constant. When wearing the mask, one can transform from a human to a bird to communicate to animals. Animals and humans are equal and one cannot possibly know whether one is meeting a human or an animal. Although the mask is merely an object, it embodies a major belief of an entire culture. It shows the constant change of "clothing" from animals and back to humans.
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