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2. Masks among Eskimo peoples - Wikipedia

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   Archaeological masks have been found from early Paleo-Eskimo and from early Dorset culture period. [2] It is believed that these masks served several functions, including being in rituals representing animals in personalized form; [14] being used by shaman (medicine man or angakkuq) in ceremonies relating to spirits (as in the case of a wooden mask from southwestern Alaska); [15] it is also ...

3. False Face Society - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] Membership to the society is acquired through being cured of an illness by the society, or experiencing a dream that one must become a member of the society. [2] [3] Members of the society were men, however the leader of the society was always a woman. [1] In modern times, the masks have been a contentious subject among the Haudenosaunee.

4. Tatanua mask - Wikipedia

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   [3] The masks are frequently identifiable by the pierced ear lobes and prominent mouth, which is normally carved as if the mouth is open. The masks can also be identified by the asymmetrical hair design: the mask is left bare of hair on one side to mimic how a New Ireland man would shave his head to show that he was in mourning. [3]

5. Kponyungo - Wikipedia

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   Kponyungo masks are spiritual items used in funeral ceremonies. In this ritual, One member from each participating Poro Organization (a secret men's society, also referred to as a hunting society) wears a mask and will drum next to the home of the deceased or the home belonging to the deceased lineage group. [2]

6. Therian - Wikipedia

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   Therian may refer to: In taxonomy, a member of the mammalian subclass Theria , consisting of marsupial and placental mammals Therianthropy (disambiguation) , the mythological ability or affliction of individuals to metamorphose into animals or hybrids by means of shapeshifting

7. Benin ivory mask - Wikipedia

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   The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. [1] The masks were looted by the British from the palace of the Oba of Benin in the Benin Expedition of 1897 .

8. Art of Burkina Faso - Wikipedia

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   Masks attend to honor the deceased and to verify that the spirit of the deceased merits admission into the world of ancestors. Without a proper funeral the spirit remains near the home and causes trouble for his/her descendants. Masks are often carved of the wood of Ceiba pentandra, the faux kapokier. They are carved in three major styles that ...

9. Yupʼik clothing - Wikipedia

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   The Yup'ik non-hanging trims on clothing: akurun ~ akut (in Yup'ik) aku (in Cup'ig) trim at hem of parka, often made of pieces of black and white calfskin sewn together in a geometric design; tungunqucuk wide strip of otter fur below the light-colored decoration at the hem or cuff of a traditional Yup’ik parka, or other dark fur trim on a ...