Rider's Mask

Rider's Mask
Item Information
Na'vi Name	Ionar
Location	Pandora
Used by	Na'vi
Usage	Eye protection while riding banshees
Colour	Varies
Behind the Scenes
First Appearance	Avatar

The Rider's Mask (Na'vi name: ionar) is a piece of eye-protection worn by banshee riders. These are important when flying, as banshee can reach incredible speeds in flight, particularly during dives. The Tawkami, Omatikaya, and Kekunan clans are known to employ their use, with each clan having their own methods for creating them.

Materials and Construction

Tawkami Clan

The masks are manufactured by the Tawkami clan as part of their rite of passage required to gain a banshee. The lenses are made from a plexiglass-like material, cut and shaped by the clan elders to custom-fit each rider. Young clan members spend a consistent sixteen hours polishing their lenses during this rite. The Tawkami are renowned for their knowledge of chemistry, which is of course required to create the glass. As the lenses are created from scratch, they lack the insect-wing patterns characteristic of the Omatikaya clan masks.

Kekunan Clan

The Kekunan clan create their riding masks from leaves and feathers.

Omatikaya Clan

The Omatikaya clan create the lenses of their masks from molted insect wings.

Gallery

Tawkami rider's mask