Mask: wood
Dublin Core
Title
Mask: wood
Subject
Handicraft
Indigenous American masks
Indigenous American wood-carving
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Description
It is not known who made this undated Cherokee mask carved from wood. Different types of masks were traditionally used in Cherokee culture for a variety of ceremonial purposes. Today, masks are still used in ceremonial dances. The images depicted on masks include a variety of animals, often bear or deer, as well as variations on the “booger” mask. Artisans also make masks depicting the seven Cherokee clans.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Artifact Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
Unknown
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
crafts (art genres)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
16604
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/16604
Date Created
2010-03-29
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc., Cherokee, NC 28719;
Spatial Coverage
Qualla Boundary
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
13.5" x 7.5" x 3.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Mask: wood,” OAI, accessed May 3, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/16604.