Mask: wood

Mask: wood

Cherokee Indians

Handicraft

Indigenous American masks

Indigenous American wood-carving

Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This undated photograph shows an example of a Cherokee dance mask. The name of the carver is unknown, as is the name of the photographer. Cherokee masks were typically carved from buckeye or poplar, but were also be made from hornets' nests, animal hides, or gourds. This wood mask features heavily incised eyebrows and prominent eyes. Unlike many traditional Cherokee dance masks, this mask appears to have no added coloration or pigmentation. Masks were used by Cherokees for a variety of traditionally ceremonial purposes and were made in a wide range of styles, from variations on the “booger” mask, to depictions of animals, including bear and deer, and the seven Cherokee clans.

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Photograph Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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StillImage

16212

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16212

2009-01-15

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

5" x 7"(dimension)

Craft Revival