{"id":9631,"date":"2020-09-14T22:55:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T22:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=9631"},"modified":"2020-09-15T16:05:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:05:46","slug":"nwc-native-american-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/nwc-native-american-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"NWC Native American mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-768x1124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-600x878.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a>Q:  I purchased it as-is. It was relatively cheap because of the extensive cracking damage from drying out. We added the string in the back for hanging on the wall, so that is not original to the piece. The hair plugs are quite coarse and long so I\u2019m guessing horse tail, but I couldn\u2019t say for sure.  Sarah, 1762<\/p>\n<p>A:  This nicely designed and made mask was probably carved by a Native American in 2020 for use or sales. But something happened to it, so Sarah was able to get it cheap. Let&#8217;s try to find out who the carver is. He is obviously a skilled artist. The eyes are different from any I&#8217;ve seen before. If someone knows his name I hope they will send it to us in the comment box.  A<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1-768x1070.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1-735x1024.jpg 735w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1-600x836.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-2-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-2-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-2-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-2-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-2-600x880.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/unnamed-2.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: I purchased it as-is. It was relatively cheap because of the extensive cracking damage from drying out. We added the string in the back for hanging on the wall, so that is not original to the piece. The hair plugs are quite coarse and long so I\u2019m guessing horse tail, but I couldn\u2019t say for sure. Sarah, 1762 A: This nicely designed and made mask was probably carved by a Native American in 2020 for use or sales. But something happened to it, so Sarah was able to get it cheap. Let&#8217;s try to find out who the carver is. He is obviously a skilled artist. The eyes are different from any I&#8217;ve seen before. If someone knows his name I hope they will send it to us in the comment box. 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