South American masks were diverse depending on the country using them. The masks were used in many celebrations. There were also masks that the people wore to honor the dead at funerals.
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The Cherokee made buffalo masks, they were used in rituals.
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Masks for dancing, rattles to warn people off, and serving dishes reflected the Kwakiutl's respect for the spirits they felt around them.
Depending on what you mean, the haida used paint and cedar to make totem poles and they used copper to make the chiefs masks and all the important people if the tribe had things made out of copper...
Peach pits were used during World War I as filter for their gas masks. They would soack them in urine and make a special charcoal out of them that was used for the mask.