Headdress
Name/Title
HeaddressEntry/Object ID
2018.3.130Description
Property C21: Christian Cross Wood Headdress. Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Apache, Title/Model: Christian Cross Headdress, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Southwest, Medium/Technique: wood, paint and twine / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 10" H x 9.5" W x .75" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A Gan is a mountain spirit sent to the Apache to teach them to live in harmony. Each ceremonial dance has four dancers, or crown dancers. The wooden plinths of the Apache Gan dancer headdress have been arranged in a Christian cross. The cross is painted white, cut to points on the three exposed ends, and tipped with black. At the juncture of the horizontal and vertical board is a yellow circle with a black center and eight radiating semi-circular lines. This mask, probably that of the clown (one to four in each ceremony), usually a younger boy's mask. This mask was used in a ceremony.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANMade/Created
Date made
circa 1990Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
SouthwestContinent
North AmericaCulture/Tribe
Apache
Native American