FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
PRE COLUMBIAN AMERICA
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to scare away spirits that cause illness
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to create pieces of art
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to amuse others at tribal dances
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to remember their ancestors
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Detailed explanation-1: -“False Face Society Masks” are best-known for their role as part of the ritual in the medicinal communities among the Iroquois, a Native American confederacy. These masks were used in healing rituals that invoke the spirit of an ancient hunch-backed healing man called “Old Broken Nose.”
Detailed explanation-2: -The best known of several curing societies among the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of the lower Great Lakes was the False Face Society. The False Faces had special powers over the winds, ill luck and illness affecting the joints and shoulders, as well as toothaches, earaches, swelling and nosebleeds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Masks used for rituals conceptually transform the wearer into a spiritual being, losing their human form in the process. For instance, penitents use masks in ceremonies to disguise their identity in order to make the act of penitence more selfless.
Detailed explanation-4: -… various Iroquois medicine societies, the False Face Society is perhaps best known. The wooden masks worn by members of this society during their rituals were carved from living trees; the masks were believed to be powerful living entities capable of curing the sick when properly cared for or of causing…
Detailed explanation-5: -Basswood is usually used for the masks although white pine, poplar, and maple are sometimes used. Horse tail hair is used for the hair, which can be black, reddish brown, brown, grey or white. Before the introduction of horses by the Europeans, corn husks and buffalo hair were used.