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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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