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07:16 Aug 8, 2008

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English term or phrase: Noohlmahl

The Noohlmahl(see fig.79) is another formidable mythological creature, filthy, with long matted hair and a big nose.

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The masked fool traditions plays a key role organising the ...Noohlmahl. During Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch ceremonies in the West Coast Areas of ... He is Noohlmahl. A filthy creature with a long nose from which snot ...
www.mask-and-more-masks.com/the-masked-fool.html - 14k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

T0161 Noohlmahl MaskWooden face mask of Noohlmahl/Nuhl'amahl/Nul'amal carved in cedar but with appearance and characteristics of basswood. Inserts around eyes of copper and ...
www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/files/fenimore/collections/thaw/e... - 8k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

T0161 Noohlmahl Mask imageDescription: Kwakiutl Noohlmahl Mask. Wooden face mask of Noohlmahl/Nuhl'amahl/Nul'amal carved in cedar but with appearance and characteristics of basswood. ...
www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/files/fenimore/collections/thaw/e... - 5k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

Potlatch dances tell spectacular talesNoohlmahl or fool dancer, for example, was an unusual supernatural ... The noohlmahl mask had a nose as big as a sausage from which the dancer would pull ...
www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=5c532c2... - 76k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

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pkchan
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不译

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面具

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noohlmahl

面具

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noohlmahl 不译

Explanation:
这个单词仍然来自Kwakuitl/Kwakwaka'wakw （夸奇乌托族国/夸夸嘉夸族国）语言，其具体含义如下：
Noohlmahl is derived from a long Kwakiutl tradition. He appears satirically at ceremonies as a lord chamberlain, carefully watching for any transgression of protocol and reacting wildly to a misstep by a dancer or the use of an improper name. Drooping eyebrows, a greatly exaggerated nose with runny nostrils, and matted hair are characteristics of Noohlmahl, who is given a distinctly feline cast in this mask and half a dozen others. Such masks are thought to have originated from Quatsino, a remote coastal village on Vancouver Island in Canada, and may have been inspired by carvings of lion's heads on European and American trading ships.

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2008-08-10 06:12:07 GMT)
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根据英文发音可以译为：奴厄摩（Noohlmahl ）。

Julia Zou
China
Local time: 13:17
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