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Object Number
06-25-10/66315
Display Title
Spirit/dance mask. Human figure with grass body.
Descriptions
Object Description
Spirit mask, dance mask. Large knobs probably depict seal breathing holes as a walrus and a seal are emerging from them. Human figure with grass body. Numerous appendages may be arrow shaft fragments. Duck tail feathers (possibly long-tailed duck) occur at the top of several appendages as well as beneath chin of mask.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, splayed sticks and feathers, plant fiber human figure
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik?
- Cupik?
- Kashunakamute?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kusilvak Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Kasunok; Askinuk Mountain, near
Materials
Wood , Feather , Plant fiber , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 81 x 74 cm (31 7/8 x 29 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1906
Provenance
Collector
I. Albert Lee
(1905)
Seller
I. Albert Lee
(1906)
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