Name/Title
Mask, RitualEntry/Object ID
2018.3.36Description
Property P34: Jane Osti, Ghost Mask, Object: pottery, Artist/Maker: Osti, Jane (b. 1950, Cherokee: OK), Title/Model: Ghost Mask, Date/Region: 1996 / OK, Medium/Technique: earthenware, paint, hair and leather / slab construction, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 15.25" H x 6.35" W x 1.35" deep, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, "J. Osti, 96, Cherokee", Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: The round slab of clay, the mask, is textured between the eyes and on the forehead by pressing into the clay. The eye area is smooth and there are holes in the pupil and mouth. The nose is an impression of nostrils. Around each eye are gold shapes. The mask has a cream-colored background, a gray area on the forehead and blue-green around mouth and eyes. Hair is attached to the mask on left by leather cord which hangs off the right side.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Mask, RitualNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
