I Heard the Owl Call My Name

Significance of Dance Masks

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The dance ceremonies of the tribe utilize elaborate carved wooden masks. The dancers wear the masks to more fully take on the character of whatever creature is represented in a dance. The loss of one of these masks to a white buyer is also central to one of the ideas in the book, the loss of native culture to white influences.