Helm Mask - Hopi Culture, Arizona, United States - First Half Of The 20th Century

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"Helm Mask - Hopi Culture, Arizona, United States - First Half Of The 20th Century"

Helm Mask
Hopi culture, Arizona, USA
First half of the 20th century
Skin, wood, cloth and pigments
H. 19, 35, 28 cm long

Polychrome pigmented skin helmet mask: pink for the facial part, green and yellow for the frontal band, white for the top part and for the lower edge forming a strawberry.
It has ears and a tubular mouth made of wood and held to the mask with leather ties.
Its eyes are incised and surrounded by black rectangles and two corn symbols animate its cheeks.

These masks were danced during ceremonies and referred to deities belonging to the spiritual pantheon of the Hopi Indians.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

Ref.LP : 3533

Price: 3 600 €