Behind the Masks

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Overview

A fascinating look at the meaning behind some Indigenous masks from the North Pacific coast. Expositor and lecturer is Professor Claude Levi-Strauss of Paris, world-renowned anthropologist and authority on the structural analysis of myth.

Cast: Claude Lévi-Strauss

Director: Tom Shandel

Genres: Documentary

Cast

Claude Lévi-Strauss

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