Mask

2004-23-16A

From: Alaska | Nunivak Island

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2004-23-16A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Nunivak Island
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Date Made 1947?
Section American
Materials Wood | Feather | Sinew | Hair | Paint
Iconography White Man | Whale
Description

Wooden mask with attachments on feathers; portrays a white man; 2 raised wooden rings attached to face; outer ring has 10 holes for feather attachments: 2 hands, 2 legs, 2 whales, 4 wooden pieces with hair attached to end; letter from Magaret Lantis gives fixed places for attachments.

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Frederica de Laguna, 2004
Other Number #58 (tag) LMPA 01392156 (on back of mask) - Other Number

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