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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