"finger mask" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger masks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger mask (plural finger masks)
  1. An ornament worn looped over the fingers during ceremonial dancing by various indigenous people of Alaska.
    Sense id: en-finger_mask-en-noun-nTjNCwir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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