Meaning of finger mask | Babel Free

Definitions

An ornament worn looped over the fingers during ceremonial dancing by various indigenous people of Alaska.

Examples

“She returned the finger mask to the Koniag dancer and held both hands out, palms up and eagle feather lying across them.”

“Inuit women traditionally adorned themselves with finger masks during special ceremonies. My mother recently decided to try to make herself a finger mask.”

“The smallest piece in the show, an Eskimo finger mask only a few centimeters high, was displayed next to a Dogon mask over five meters tall.”

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