Mask
70-9-189
From: Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 70-9-189 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Iroquois |
Provenience | Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation |
Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
Creator | Jerry Aaron |
Date Made | -1939 |
Section | American |
Materials | Corn Husk | Pigment |
Iconography | Dance |
Description | Cornhusk Society Mask; "Used in dances. Nose drop sacrifice of tobacco. Red left eye and mouth, black right eye. Red = not so sick. Black = bad sickness. From Jerry Aaron, 1939." (catalogue card) |
Height | 37 cm |
Width | 30 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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