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Object Number
06-25-10/66314
Display Title
Spirit mask, dance mask. 2 arching seals forming brow and face; big toothy grin.
Descriptions
Object Description
Spirit mask, dance mask. 2 arching seal effigies forming brow and face; lower part of face resembles a walrus. Big toothy grin and blood stained features around mouth are representative of tunghat
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, oval, bent wood hoop, humans in wood kayaks, painted designs
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik?
- Nunatkoromiut
- Cupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasunok; Askinuk Mountain, near
Materials
Wood , Pigment , Feather , Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 40 cm (19 11/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
66314
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1906
Provenance
Collector
I. Albert Lee
(1905)
Seller
I. Albert Lee
(1906)
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