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False Face Mask
Artist: Unsigned
12" long, 6.5" wide
Order Code: R-109-G68
US$350.00
Native Made in Canada |
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False Face Mask:Ghost
Artist: Unsigned
10" long, 6.5" wide
Order Code: R-109-G70
US$350.00
Native Made in Canada |
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False Face Mask:Broken
Nose
Artist: Unsigned
12" long, 7.5" wide
Order Code: R-109-G71
US$350.00
Native Made in Canada
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False Face
Mask
Artist: Unsigned
13" long, 7.25" wide
Order Code: R-109-G74
US$350.00
Native Made in Canada
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False Face
Mask:Broken Nose
Artist: Hayō
Wā:s,
Unsigned
(Onondaga Nation)
Registration Number: 15128-43-529
14" long, 11" wide, deeply carved
Order Code: R-109-G77
US$550.00
Native Made in Canada
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False Face
Mask:Broken Nose
Artist: Hayō
Wā
:s, Unsigned
(Onondaga Nation)
Registration Number: 15239-43-534
11.75" long, 7" wide
Order Code: R-109-G80
US$550.00
*** SOLD 100730 ***
Native Made in Canada
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False Face
Mask:Broken Nose
Artist: Hayō
Wā
:s,
Unsigned
(Onondaga Nation)
Registration Number: 15237-43-532
11.5" long, 5.75" wide
Order Code: R-109-G81
US$550.00
*** SOLD 100723 ***
Native Made in Canada
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False Face
Mask:Broken Nose
Artist: Hayō
Wā
:s,
Unsigned
(Onondaga Nation)
Registration Number: 15254-43-542
11.5" long, 6.5" wide
Order Code: R-109-G82
US$550.00
*** SOLD 100810 ***
Native Made in Canada |
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False Face
Mask:Broken Nose
Artist: Hayō
Wā
:s,
Unsigned
(Onondaga Nation)
Registration Number: 15252-43-540
12" long, 6.5" wide, deeply carved
Order Code: R-109-G83
US$550.00
Native Made in Canada |
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False Face
Mask:Broken Nose
Artist: Hayō
Wā
:s,
Unsigned
(Onondaga Nation)
Registration Number: 15253-43-541
12" long, 6.5" wide, deeply carved
Order Code: R-109-G84
US$550.00
*** SOLD 100810 ***
Native Made in Canada |
 
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False Face
Mask:Broken Nose
Artist: Gene Thomas, signed
(Onondaga Nation)
11" long, 7.25" wide, deeply carved
Order Code: R-109-G85
US$750.00
Currently stored in Canada
Native Made in Canada |
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False Face
Mask:Old Man
Artist: Gene Thomas, signed
(Onondaga Nation)
11.25" long, 7.75" wide, deeply carved
Order Code: R-109-G86
US$750.00
Currently stored in Canada
Native Made in Canada |
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False Face
Mask:Door Keeper
Artist: Gene Thomas, signed
(Onondaga Nation)
12" long, 7.75" wide, deeply carved
Order Code: R-109-G87
US$750.00
Currently stored in Canada
Native Made in Canada |
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False Faces of
the Iroquois by Fenton
For more information on the
Iroquois False Face
Society, see the book entitled The False Faces of the
Iroquois by William N. Fenton. This book is no
longer published by the University of
Oklahoma Press: ISBN #0-8061-2294-3 and has become much
sought after. This book is the most complete source of
information on the False Face Society that we know of. This
is 522 pages. Printed in the USA. See below for copies we have on hand. |
The False Faces of the
Iroquois by William N. Fenton. Order
Code: R-1044-G03 Gently used
hardcover edition imported from England. Price:
US$325.00 |
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Other Native Masks
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Click
HERE
to see our Iroquois Corn Husk Masks. |
Click HERE
to see our Abenaki
Mask.
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Click
HERE
to see other Iroquois masks. |
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Biographies
of
Iroquois False Face Artist
Click on the underlined names above for further
biographical information.
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Registration of Masks at Six Nations
Many Iroquois False Face Masks are
not signed, but have numbers stamped into the side under the hair
to confirm that the masks are registered on Six Nations in
Ontario, Canada as
authentic Iroquois False Face Masks. As part of the
registration process, the Iroquois name of the artist is recorded
in a registry, but not the English name. For example, one
artist works under the Iroquois name of Hoda’nyeken which
translates into English as "Stick on the
Shoulder."
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A Note on Unsigned Masks
As members of the Indian Arts and
Crafts Association, we support aggressive legislation designed to
prohibit non-Native merchandise being sold as though it were
Native-made.
In the course of our business, we
come across situations where collectors are selling off masks
accumulated over many years or individuals who have inherited
masks and the original owner has died and is not available for
consultation as to the exact circumstances regarding the initial
purchase of the mask.
Unsigned masks are offered only if
we have complete confidence as to the authenticity of the mask as
a Native-made item based on the reputation of the collector and
our expert knowledge of these masks. We will not offer for
sale any masks where we have any doubt whatsoever as to their
authenticity.
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Concerns Over the Sale of False Face Masks
There is some controversy over the
display and sale of Iroquois False Face Masks. For more information on
this, please click HERE.
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