Odd Fellows Vintage Painted Mesh Mask embroidered Indian bag cattails or tall grasses

cattails or tall grasses

and one of the joys of doing that is discovering things I've previously paid no attention to

which fits snugly over the top of the basket

and really love whoever made them

Each card measures 3 1/2" tall x 7" long

Odd Fellows Vintage Painted Mesh Mask embroidered Indian bag cattails or tall grassesI think these old Odd Fellows mesh masks are pretty ingenious great as objects but even better worn as the features of the mask merge with the features of the wearer in a pretty eerie manner. While one sees more elaborate examples than this one, featuring mustaches and beards of real hair, I especially love the rather goofy expression on this one he really looks like quite good humored, and as if he is about to crack a joke! The strap is missing but