Maskette (1906–1930) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who never lost a race against other fillies. Bred by James R. Keene at his Castleton Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, Maskette was trained by future Hall of Fame inductee James G. Rowe Sr. [2]

Title: Maskette. Date: ca. 1780–1830. Geography: Possibly made in British Columbia, Canada; Possibly made in Alaska, United States. Culture: Tsimshian or Tlingit, Native American. Medium: Wood, copper, shell, and pigment. Dimensions: 6 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (16.5 × 14.6 × 9.5 cm)

Long-nosed god maskettes are artifacts made from bone, copper and marine shells (Lightning whelk) associated with the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE) and found in archaeological sites in the Midwestern United States and the Southeastern United States.

Celtiform human figures, incised jewelry, so-called “spoons” and masklike faces carved in Olmec style, all of Middle Formative date, have been discovered throughout most of Mesoamerica, ranging from Costa Rica to the central Mexican Highlands and the southwest Mexican coast in the modernday state of Guerrero, where this maskette was discovered.

Made from a piece of marine shell (Busycon), this 'long-nosed god' maskette. These shield-shaped maskettes have a squared-off crown, circular eyes, and a large nose of varying lengths. Long-nosed gods are often depicted on shell engravings of falcon impersonators as ear ornaments. The symbolic meaning of these maskettes is obscure.

This greenstone maskette fragment depicts the lower portion of a face with a downturned mouth that is typical of Olmec art from the 1st millennium B.C. The artist incised the cheeks with geometric designs and they were then filled with red pigment. Two holes under the chin could have held pendant beads as part of a larger set of ritual regalia.

Maskette. Maskette was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse who never lost a race against her own sex.

It is made of ivory and is the oldest depiction of a human face in North America. It is likely showing a woman’s face. The lines carved on her forehead, cheeks and chin are likely facial tattoos, which some Inuit women have today. The people who carved this face lived and thrived in the harsh conditions of the Arctic.

maskette (plural maskettes) (archaeology) A small mask, especially one that does not cover the whole head.

All was the world of the ancient civilizations in the Mesoamerican lands, such as the Olmec (1500 BC-400 BC) and Maya (900 BC-900 AC). Although there is very little information about the origin of this brightly colored green jade maskette and from what time period it may have come, Coe knew the origins of its lands and the mask carved upon it.