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Object Number
06-25-10/66313
Display Title
Two finger masks, one masked (goggles). Woman frowns, man smiles
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tse-goo-me-aht
Object Description
Two finger masks, one is masked (goggles), the other is not. Mask with goggles frowns on one side (a woman) and smiles on the other (a man). The other mask frowns on both sides and probably represents an animal.
Inventory Description
Finger masks, carved discs with double finger holes below, the disks have faces - surrounded by painted designs - both sides, emanating from the disks is animal hair interspersed with feathers with tufts of down at their ends
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Bethel Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Vancouver
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of one): 29 × 39 × 1 cm (11 7/16 × 15 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
66313
Provenance
Collector
I. Albert Lee
(1905)
Seller
I. Albert Lee
(1906)
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