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Iroquois Indigenous False Face Carved Mask
$135.00
Hand-carved wooden mask from Iroquois Indigenous community, featuring deep-set eyes, strong red-painted eyebrows, a prominent nose, and a wide mouth, hallmarks of the dramatic Iroquois Indigenous False Face carving tradition. Hollowed and finished in traditional red pigments, traditionally false face ceremonies for healing and driving away evils spirit. While unsigned, its bold expression and carving style closely align with early 20th-century Northwest Coast display masks documented in galleries and auction records, making it a compelling and collectible example of a living Indigenous art tradition.
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