Mask
| Object Number: | 70-9-517 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Eskimo Nain Band |
| Provenience: | Canada Labrador |
| Culture Area: | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Sealskin |
| Iconography: | Arctic |
| Length: | 24 cm |
| Width: | 20.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Description
Sealskin mask of a human face, trimmed with dogskin with the hair still on; stitched. Used in the nalajuk ritual. Note in Speck's handwriting accompanies object. "...Used in mask clown play obtained from Aketciak, Nain Band."
Bibliography:
| [Other] Wm. D. Morley, Inc. Inventory and Appraisement - Personal Property - The Estate of Samuel W. Pennypacker, 2nd, Dec'd. - Haldeman Road Schwenksville, RD 1 Penna. October 15, 1968.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 26 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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