Cherokee " Booger Mask"

Hand Crafted From Petrified Wood, Garnet, Antique Porcelain Beads, Tumbled Quartz and Bone with Sterling Silver.

The Cherokee term, “booger”, refers loosely to any ghost or monster that bursts loudly into the room and launches into a manic display of lewd or aggressive behavior. They also used the term to describe certain ceremonial masks used for a dance ritual. The “booger” masks were used during a ritual ceremonial dance that may have originated as a re-enactment of DeSoto’s brutal conquest of their homeland. These masks were also aimed at ridiculing strangers that didn’t act properly or intelligent.