Mask: hide

Mask: hide

Handicraft

Indigenous American masks

Mask making

It is not known who made this mask that is made from hide and painted with human features. 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.

Unknown

Artifact Collection

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

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

16717

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

11.0" x 9.5" x 4.0"(dimension)

Craft Revival