The False Face Society was one of the Iroquois medicine societies. They were known for their masks. The masks were used by the Iroquois in healing rituals. We made our masks with papier-mâché ...

Additionally, the film discusses the Iroquois tradition of carving ceremonial masks from basswood trees. Each craft reflects the unique heritage and artistic expressions of these tribes.

A wooden Iroquois healing mask, bearing brilliant eyes and a mass of black hair, sits abandoned in the home 12-year-old Cass Foster and her mother inherit unexpectedly. With its eerie sense of ...