Masks and masking played important roles in some Indian cultures. The Kwakiutl mask called Crooked Beak:
A. is a symbol for victory in war and games.
B. is one of the guardians of the stars.
C. appears in monthly dance rituals curing the sick.
D. brings abundance in the coming harvest.
E. is one of four monstrous beings who eat human flesh.
E
This flamboyant mask is danced by the Kwakiutl people of the Pacific Northwest in a ritual involving kidnapping young men of royal families.
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