{"id":4580,"date":"2016-10-21T16:18:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T16:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=4580"},"modified":"2016-10-22T21:18:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T21:18:12","slug":"navajo-mystery-mask-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/navajo-mystery-mask-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Navajo Mystery Mask&#8230; or?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1042.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4581\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1042-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"aaaMystrySolvd-1042\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1042-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1042-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1042-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/aaaMystrySolvd-1042-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Q:\u00a0\u00a0 I have a mystery mask for you.\u00a0 A contact in Arizona is offering me this mask, claiming it is a Navajo mask from the mid-1800s.\u00a0 The age seems very unlikely (late 1800s I suppose is possible), but in any case I\u2019m confused about the type.\u00a0 The only Navajo mask I know is the Yeibichai, and this doesn\u2019t look like any Yeibichai I\u2019ve ever seen, either in a live performance on a Din\u00e9 reservation or in a collection.\u00a0 Possibly it isn\u2019t Navajo after all, but even so, I can\u2019t place it.\u00a0 Do you have any idea what it is?\u00a0 Aaron, 1042<\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0 This is a very strange mask. (Might remind someone of the KKK hood!) In the past we&#8217;ve had visits from collectors of Native American artifacts. I hope one of them suggest some possibilities. This item doesn&#8217;t look like tourist junk. I think it is an authentic Native American artifact.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 47px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q:\u00a0\u00a0 I have a mystery mask for you.\u00a0 A contact in Arizona is offering me this mask, claiming it is a Navajo mask from the mid-1800s.\u00a0 The age seems very unlikely (late 1800s I suppose is possible), but in any case I\u2019m confused about the type.\u00a0 The only Navajo mask I know is the Yeibichai, and this doesn\u2019t look like any Yeibichai I\u2019ve ever seen, either in a live performance on a Din\u00e9 reservation or in a collection.\u00a0 Possibly it isn\u2019t Navajo after all, but even so, I can\u2019t place it.\u00a0 Do you have any idea what it is?\u00a0 Aaron, 1042 A:\u00a0 This is a very strange mask. (Might remind someone of the KKK hood!) In the past we&#8217;ve had visits from collectors of Native American artifacts. I hope one of them suggest some possibilities. This item doesn&#8217;t look like tourist junk. I think it is an authentic Native American artifact. 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