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Object Number
995-29-10/73449
Display Title
Leather mask of caribou skin and fur
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather mask of reddish-brown caribou skin and fur. Mask has cut out mouth and eyes. Grey fur completely encircles mask. White fur used for mustache, beard, and eyebrows. Black fur around eyes. Sewn with sinew. Made by Amos Morry, Nunamiut Eskimo, Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska (?). See notes/histories.
Inventory Description
Mask, human face, tan hide withwht facial hair, surrounded withdk gray fur ruff
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960s-1980s
Artist
Amos Morry
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms
Anaktuvuk Pass
Materials
Caribou hide, Caribou fur, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 21.5 x 8.2 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73449
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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