| Opata Tribes Research Project |
| These masks were collected in 1940 by Jean B. Johnson in Tonichi, Sonora and appear in "The Opata: An Inland Tribe of Sonora" University of New Mexico Publications in Anthropology, Number Six. This collection can be viewed at the National Museum of American Indian, Suitland Maryland. A two month advance notice is required. |
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| You may recognize this mask. It appeared on the cover of the Smithsonian Magazine, October 1989 issue. |
| Opata Dance Masks Representing Animals |
| Coyote |
| Coyote |
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| Owl |
| Pig |
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| Monkey |
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| Burro |
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| Burro |
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| Cat |
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| Wildcat |
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| Chuchupate |
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| Monkey |
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| Rabbit |
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| Burro |
| Opata Dance Masks Representing Anthropomorphic Characters |
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| Chino |
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| Devil |
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| The Big Tooth |
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| Old Man |
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| Judas |
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| Judas |
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| Old Woman |
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| China Man |
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| Death |
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| Little Old Man |
| Courtesy, National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. |
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