Iroquois False Face Mask

Object/Artifact

DPR Collections

Closeup of Face

Name/Title

Iroquois False Face Mask

Description

Well made large Iroquois False Face mask with tin eyes and long hair. He wears a bundle of corn husk strips and a feather tied with a strip of hide attached to the top of his head.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 2005

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Iroquois

Native American, First Nation

Dimensions

Width

12 in

Length

34 in

Dimension Notes

The full length from the top of the head to the end of the hair is approximately 34" and the width including the hair, feather, etc., is about 12". The wooden portion of the mask is approximately 11 7/8" by 6 7/8".

Material

Wood, Metal - Tin, Corn Husk, Leather, Hair - Horse, Paint, Feathers