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False Face mask

Iroquois people, Northeastern United States

10 inches, wood

We believe this may be a very unskilled carvers attempt at a False Face Society mask. It could also be quite old, though age of a wood mask is difficult to determine. Regardless, this primitive mask has a wonderfully unique look that makes it desirable. The nose with its single nostril was probably a branch. We know the holes in the lower lip were meant to have teeth because part of one is still embedded. Found in an old barn in the Northeast.

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