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Object Number
977-5-10/57979
Display Title
Mask, female, made of caribou skin.
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask, female, made of caribou skin, which was streched over a wooden mould and trimmed with wolf or wolverine ruff. 24 x 17 cm
Inventory Description
Masks, rawhide faces, face framed w/ fur, fur facial features (1 w/ moustache)
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1976
Culture
- Nunamiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms
Anaktuvuk Pass; North Slope
Materials
Hide, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 18 x 4.2 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
977-5-10/57979
Provenance
Donor
Pat Hugo
(1976)
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