| Description |
Two dimensional, high relief whale bone carving in the form of a wall hanging mask, depicting a very round human face with narrow but prominent nose, high rounded cheekbones, and a very small mouth; Narrow slit eyes have been drilled out completely from front of carving to the reverse side; Several side-by-side holes have been similarly drilled all the way through to represent the mouth; Pair of side-by-side holes have been partially drilled into bottom of nose to represent the nostrils, and a final pair of holes has been drilled through the top of the mask to facilitate hanging it for display; Short loop of tanned skin has threaded through the later pair of holes. |
