MARINE SHELL MASK
GORGET
LATE PREHISTORIC
MONTANA
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   This shell mask has a very good carving of a face

on it plus the marine shell it's made from is also

very well preserved. It has a mouth that is carved

in relief and there seems to be a hair line that has

been delineated with a groove engraved along the

upper wider edge. Some of the features like the long

narrow nose and the two perforated eyes are similar

to the masks from South Dakota. This one also has

quite a lot of red ochre on the back and some of it

seems to have been applied with finger tips. Both of
the Montana masks have a large centrally located

hole that has not been seen on other shell masks.

This mask measures 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm) long.

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