masketten.
/mɑːsˈkɛt/, /masˈkɛt/, U.S. /mæsˈkɛt/ A type of (esp. miniature) mask used by indigenous Indian and Inuit peoples of North America, usually worn above or below the face. Cf. maskoid n.
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1881–2 W. H. Dall in 3rd Rep. Bureau Ethnol. (1884) 93 The Maskette, an object resembling a mask, but intended to be worn above or below the face.
1881–2 W. H. Dall in 3rd Rep. Bureau Ethnol. (1884) 105 A number of maskettes and head dresses from New Mexico and Arizona.
1942 A. M. Lindbergh Diary 12 Aug. in War within & Without (1980) 289 Wooden Maskette, Key Marco Florida..the finest known creation of the fifteenth-century Calusa Indians. The eyes are of inlaid shell and the ears, on leather hinges, are movable.
1973 Beaver (Winnipeg) Summer 34/1 Masks are a recurring theme in Dorset art—maskettes they are often called because of their small size.
1986 A. Jonaitis Art of Northern Tlingit 124 Maskettes tend to be miniature masks and thus refer to one of the shaman's most important types of art.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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