Mask
| Object Number: | NA4574 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Eskimo Bering Strait Inupiaq |
| Provenience: | Alaska King Island |
| Culture Area: | Arctic Culture Area |
| Date Made: | ca. 1900 |
| Early Date: | 1890 |
| Late Date: | 1910 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Length: | 20.1 cm |
| Width: | 13.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Arctic: Seward Peninsula/Siberia; William Blair Van Valin, 1919 |
| Other Number: | 12 - Field No SF |
Description
Bear?. Slanting eyes; semicircular mouth with hinged chin piece which when dropped appears as a broad tongue. Eyebrows, nose ridge, mustache and chin spot painted black. General surface apparently once red. Dance mask.
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