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Kachina Mask

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Description

I made this mask based on my character of the same name. This would be so sweet to wear, but he has no nose.
Image size
2144x2848px 1.78 MB
Make
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Model
KODAK EASYSHARE C653 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
Shutter Speed
1/16 second
Aperture
F/3.0
Focal Length
8 mm
ISO Speed
160
Date Taken
Jan 5, 2006, 1:23:24 PM
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Okay... um... well, your crow/raven mask is amazing, and really does look like the dance masks made by the Haida, Tlingit, and Kwakiutl tribes of the Pacific Northwest.  This "kachina" looks nothing at all like any Hopi or Puebloan katsinas I have ever seen. Not to be mean, but this looks almost like a few carved wooden masks from Africa I've seen, albeit stylized. 

I get that this is a mask for a character of yours, but appropriating the name of figures within a belief system requires both research and reverence.  

I'm not offended or anything by this, I'm just trying to be sure that indigenous cultures of the world get their due. 

Sorry if I've rambled on like a yutz for too long. I wish you only the best with your current and future projects.