Twisted Face

 

Twisted Face
North American Indian: Onondaga
Circa 1850-1900 CE
 
Carved wooden masks representing various spirits in the Iroquois Cosmology are used by the False Face Society during healing rituals. On eof the most important of these beings is Twisted Face (Haduigona), also known as the Humpback One. the deformity was the result of an injoury suffered in a legendary encounter with a mountain.
 
 
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