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Object Number
995-29-10/73450
Display Title
Leather mask of with fur trim and horns
Descriptions
Object Description
Mask of brown leather with cut out mouth and eyes. Grey fur completely encircles mask. Mottled brown and white fur used for mustache, beard, eyebrows, and forehead. Dark brown fur around eyes. Sewn with sinew. Stubby horns, probably of antler. Made by Mark Morry, Nunamiut Eskimo, Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. See notes/histories.
Inventory Description
Mask, suede face trimmed with fur, broken horns on forehead
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960's-1980s
Artist
Mark Morry
Culture
- Nanamiut Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Alaska
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North Slope Burough
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Anaktuvuk Pass
Additional Geographic Terms
Anaktuvuk Pass
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 27 x 6.4 cm (16 9/16 x 10 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73450
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(01/01/1950-01/01/1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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