False Face Society - Wikipedia
WEBThe False Face Society is a medicinal society in the Haudenosaunee, known especially for its wooden masks. [1] Medicine societies are considered a vital part of the well-being of many Indigenous communities.
Native American Indian Masks - Native Languages of the …
WEBThe two best-known types of sacred Native American masks are the false face masks of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) tribes and the kachina masks (also known as spirit masks) of the Hopi Indians. If you see a false face or kachina mask for sale anywhere, it is either stolen or (much more often) a forgery.
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) False Face Society Masks
WEBMar 7, 2017 · The masks depict supernatural beings and confer healing abilities onto the wearers. To make a mask, one carves human-like, but distorted features into a living tree. Then one must separate the mask from the tree when it’s finished. The masks are regarded as living beings and are given tobacco, oils, and food as offerings.
The Story Of The Iroquois False Face Society - Native Tribe Info
WEBApr 12, 2024 · These masked healers, known as False Faces, embodied the power to combat malevolent spirits and banish illness. They danced and chanted, their movements echoing the rhythms of the earth, while the masks amplified their healing energy, driving away darkness and restoring life’s delicate balance.
Masks - Spirits of the West Coast Art Gallery Inc
WEBBrowse our original Northwest Coast Native Masks. These indigenous masks are carved from yellow cedar, red cedar & alder. Authentic Haida & Kwakiutl masks.
Iroquois False Face Mask
WEBIroquois False Face Mask. The Mohawk people (Kanien’kehá-ka) belong to the Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee) and historically inhabited western New York state, as well as parts of Quebec and Ontario, before being displaced by Dutch and British settlers.
False Face Society | North American Indian culture | Britannica
WEBIn mask: Therapeutic uses …of these groups was the False Face Society of the Iroquois people. These professional healers performed violent pantomimes to exorcise the dreaded gahadogoka gogosa (demons who plagued the Iroquois). They wore grimacing, twisted masks, often with long wigs of horsehair.
False Face Society - The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBMar 16, 2010 · The best known of several curing societies among the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of the lower Great Lakes was the False Face Society. Curing, the restoration of well-being for the community and health for the individual, was a vital part of Indigenous religious practice.
Iroquois False Face Masks - Chichester, Inc
WEBSome members of the Iroquois Nation are very sensitive about the sale of False Face Masks or their display in museums. The primary concern is over the sale or display of masks that have been used in religious ceremonies and are considered to be "live."
Iroquois Corn Husk Mask – Second Face
WEBThis specific mask adds brass bells to symbolize the tears and runny nose of an old woman spirit. For more on Iroquois masking traditions, see William N. Fenton, The False Faces of the Iroquois (University of Oklahoma Press, 1987).