Mask

42368

From: Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name A-Kar-Too
Object Number 42368
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo | Inuit-Inupiaq
Provenience Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Dancing mask. A-kar-too. Wood. Used to dance on New Moon's arrival. Half mask - forehead to nostrils.

Length 14.8 cm
Width 14.9 cm
Credit Line E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899
Other Number 1118 - Field No SF

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