Mask
NA4575
From: Alaska | Point Hope
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA4575 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Eskimo | Inuit-Inupiaq |
Provenience | Alaska | Point Hope |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood |
Description | Oval. Painted with dark reddish circumferal band. Most natural human face. Mask used in dancing and fighting. |
Length | 16.3 cm |
Width | 12.5 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Arctic: Point Hope Region; William Blair Van Valin, 1919 |
Other Number | 85 - Field No SF |
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