Mask, Ritual
Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.135Description
Property C26: Corn Husk Mask Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: unknown (20th Century, Iroquois), Title/Model: Corn Husk Mask, Date/Region: ca. 1940 / Great Lakes, Medium/Technique: woven corn husk / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 19" H x 14" W x 4.5" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: The full-sized corn husk masks are worn by dancers during rites of the Midwinter Ceremony in January, and also for the Green Corn Ceremonies in the spring. An attached tag reads; "Wolf Clan Originals Eastern Woodlands" and verso: "Seneca & Cherokee".Collection
NATIVE AMERICANMade/Created
Date made
1940Ethnography
Cultural Region
State/Province
New YorkCountry
CanadaCulture/Tribe
Iroquois
Native American, First Nation