Wall Hanging
Mask
2018-12-1.3
From: North America | United States of America | Alaska | Nunivak Island
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 2018-12-1.3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Yupik |
Provenience | North America | United States of America | Alaska | Nunivak Island |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Date Made | 1940-1959 |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Gull Feather | Paint |
Description | Wood carving in the shape of a bird with a round smiling black face painted on its back and two wooden rings attached with eleven appended bird feathers with small carved wood elements attached to each feather. Positioned at 2:00, this attachment includes a gull feather with a carved wooden fish glued to its tip. |
Length | 13 cm |
Width | 12.7 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Edward J. Devinney in memory of his sister, Eileen Devinney, 2018 |
Other Number | 2701 - Other Number |
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