Innu Mask

Object/Artifact

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Innu Mask

Description

Large mask carved from a burl and decorated with eight goose feathers.

Made/Created

Artist

Michel Martin

Date made

May 2001

Place

City

Chisasibi

State/Province

Quebec

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Innu

Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Height

21 in

Width

25 in

Dimension Notes

The wood portion of the mask is approx 10" high and approx 9 1/2" wide.

Materials

Material

Wood, Leather, Feathers

Material Notes

The mask is carved out of a wood burl. It has eight goose feathers around the top of the head. The mask is held on the head with rawhide leather straps, and inside the mask are pieces of soft leather to protect the wearer's forehead and chin.