Mask

NA5827A

From: Alaska | Anvik

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number NA5827A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Athapaskan | Deg Hit’an (Ingalik)
Provenience Alaska | Anvik
Culture Area Subarctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | Leather | Feather
Description

"Messenger" mask worn on forehead of two messengers who invite people of another village to the feast of the animal souls.

Credit Line Purchased from Leo Dimoski, 1917

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