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Dance mask. Male figure with ivory labrets. Crescent-shaped inlay of ivory.
Dance mask. Male figure with ivory labrets. Crescent-shaped inlay of ivory.
Object Number 09-8-10/75044
Display Title Dance mask. Male figure with ivory labrets. Crescent-shaped inlay of ivory.
Descriptions
Object Description Dance mask. Male figure with ivory labrets. Crescent-shaped inlay of ivory on forehead
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, cutout eyes, mouth, inlaid ivory labret, fiber cordage
Classification
  • Mask
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bering Strait Eskimo
  • Bering Strait Inupiaq
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska, north
Materials Wood , Ivory , Fiber , Rawhide , Paint
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 15.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75044; Alaska; (840)
Provenance
Collector Rev. J. W. Millar (1895-1909)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1909)

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