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Iroquois Turtle Shell Dance Rattle |
reverse side. ca. late 1800s |
Iroquois False Faces and Turtle Shell Rattle
As the Iroquois people wish that their sacred False Face masks not be publicly displayed, they are only presented below as replicated in miniature in a museum diorama.
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Iroquois Turtle Shell Dance Rattle |
reverse side. ca. late 1800s |
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This Milwaukee Public Museum diorama recreates the appearance of the False Faces in the Midwinter rite in its old setting in the Iroquois Longhouse.