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Iroquois False Face Smiling Mouth Mask
Iroquois False Face Smiling Mouth Mask
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Iroquois False Face Smiling Mouth Mask
Second half 20th C., copper eyeplates, medicine bundle Iroqraft, "Carved by How'Dra'gurus (He Keeps Ice) Cayuga Six Nation River Reserve Canada"
Good condition missing horse hair.
Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection of Ivan Till
10-1/2"h
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April 24th, 2024 The Designer's Eye

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