Mask
| Object Number: | NA1231 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Eskimo Bering Strait Inupiaq |
| Provenience: | Alaska Cape Prince of Wales |
| Culture Area: | Arctic Culture Area |
| Date Made: | ca. 1900 |
| Early Date: | 1890 |
| Late Date: | 1910 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Paint |
| Length: | 20.7 cm |
| Width: | 15.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Alaska Ethnological Expedition, George Byron Gordon, 1905 |
Description
Dancer's mask. Hair, eyebrows, mustache and chin painted black. Oval shape; wood. Face has white paint on it; eyes, nostrils, and mouth are carved hollow.
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