Lisa Ray Ceremonial Algonquin Mask Native American Leather Feathers Fur Horn

Description

This mask comes from my personal collection, I have collected Native American art since the 1970's.  This mask has been in my possession since 1993 when I purchased it directly from Lisa Ray.  The mask is covered in rust leather (has hand painted lightning  through the eye) with fringe ending in dentalium shells.  The right side of the face has a rattlesnake skin attached over the eye.  Three jaw bones (don't know what kind - fox?) dangle from the nose of the mask.  A white fox fur surrounds the mask, includes face, ears and paws.  A two prong deer horn is on the right.  Three cedar sticks are tipped with fox fur.  Various feathers including 2 painted imitation eagle feathers.  Four leather wrapped wool lengths hang down the right under the deer horn.  Moss, horsehair and feathers are attached to the left side of the mask.  The signature is on the inside of the mask, blurry.  Many of Lisa's masks have personal family meanings.  The deer, fox and snake may have been caught by a family member.  The shells may have been gathered at the beach on vacation.  Everything is symbolic of a family history.
ABOUT LISA RAY, ALGONQUIN SHAWNEE
A resident of Spokane, Washington, Lisa Ray is an artist who creates masks using materials including feathers, fur, rawhide, beads and other objects to depict items from her native Algonquin Shawnee heritage. She specializes in quill and beadwork as well as the preparation of furs, skulls and skins.
In her work, Lisa Ray reflects her own Native American Heritage and has also studied the traditions of other North American Tribes over the past 15 years. She utilizes symbolic elements from these various cultures in a contemporary style and through artistic mediums to convey Native American tradition and history.
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