What is this? It's a fully beaded Lakota horse mask created around the turn of the last century.
I had never seen anything like it and was fascinated by the fact that so few (less than fifty) historical horse masks are still in existence. I also hadn't realized that they were used for both battle and ceremonial reasons. This, as you might guess from the flags on it, was designed as a parade mask.
Wouldn't it have been fun to see a horse wearing this as he marched in an Independence Day parade?
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