Native American / First Nations, Northeastern United States, New York, or Canada, Ontario, Six Nations, Iroquois, ca. late 20th century CE. A corn husk mask known as Gajesa or Bushy Head, the braided husks are sewn into conical eyes and pursed mouth with a long nose. This type of mask was traditionally used in the medicine Society of Husk Faces during a winter festival to represent spirits where the seasons are reversed. The pursed lips symbolizes the whistling / blowing of the benevolent west wind. Size: 12.5" L x 13" W (31.8 cm x 33 cm)

Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000, acquired in Upstate New York, USA

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Some fraying to cornhusk peripheries, and misshapen from storage, otherwise intact.