Cherokee Indian Collection - Indian Magical Mask Booger Mask w/ Paperwork

Description

This listing is for a fantastic piece, an authentic Indian Collection Booger Mask aka Magical Mask.
The mask has the original paperwork in tact and it is stamped by the artist.
In great condition, minimal signs of age/wear.
This is solid wood which was hand carved in tribute to the Cherokee Indians and their culture.
It is about 12” in overall heights and 7” at its widest point.
** Masking is a tradition that’s used by almost every civilization and culture. It’s used for a number of purposes. In Italy you had the theater. England had the mummers. Mexico has this huge tradition from Spain of masking like they do for Halloween, Night of the Dead. And Africa, of course, has a huge contemporary tradition of masking with their rituals, their dances and their celebrations,” **
** “I would call them satire, social satire masks. But they serve a very useful function. One, they’re entertaining. Number two, booger stood for strangers or small enemies in the community, but Cherokees didn’t call them boogers,” he said. “That’s a white man’s term brought on by the settlers that lived around the Cherokee communities back east when there would be dancing at night in the winter time and the whooping and hollering and people wearing masks. ‘Those Cherokees are up there doing their booger thing.’”***
A fantastic piece. Refer to the pictures, I tried to capture all aspects there. Don’t hesitate to contact me with anything, questions or concerns.
Thank you!