Well-researched and accurately rendered, this authentic array of traditional Native American masks will delight colouring book fans of all ages.Derived from the ritual and recreational traditions of American Indians across the continent, 30 imaginative masks differ in size, shape, and weights. Used for a variety of events and purposes, these disguises depict the long-haired Iroquois Rim-Dweller; a Cattaraugus Seneca Doorkeeper; an Eskimo dance mask from King Island in Alaska; a highly decorative Makah dancing mask; an Iroquois False Face mask; a Navaho ceremonial mask, accented with an enormous collar of leaves; the Hopi Powamu mask; the Kwakiutl bear-spirit mask; a Tlingit raven mask; and may others. Each mask is accompanied by a caption describing the motif and identifying the tribe of origin.
