Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.124Description
Property C15: Earthenware Mask with Ferret Hides. Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Plains, Title/Model: Mask with Ferret Fur, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Central Plains, Medium/Technique: earthenware, painted and adorned with feathers and ferret hide, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 23" H x 124" W x 7.5" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: An earthenware mask has been molded and painted with a dark undercoat and stripped with six white even lines (the width of a painted finger) on each side of the face, from the nose back. Attached in a headdress fashion are white feathers with a single wide black band. Attached to each side of the mask, under the feather headdress, are white ferret pelts with dark-colored tipped tails. The fetter was used by native Americans for birth, healing and other ceremonies.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Mask, RitualNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
