Mask: gourd

Mask: gourd

Cherokee Indians

Handicraft

Indigenous American masks

Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This undated photograph by an unknown photographer shows an example of a Cherokee dance mask called a "booger" mask. The mask maker's name is unknown. Cherokee masks were typically carved from buckeye or poplar, but were also be made from hornets' nests, animal hides, or, like this one, a gourd. Masks made from gourds were usually "booger" masks, usually with noses made by sewing the stem of the gourd on the front of the mask. 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

16217

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16217

2009-01-15

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

5" x 3.5"(dimension)

Craft Revival