Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0176 |
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Category |
Bead & Leatherwork |
Object Name |
Mask |
Culture |
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Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
Alaska |
County |
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Other Geographic
Data |
Anaktuvuk |
Maker's Name |
unknown |
Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1972 |
Collection Name |
N/A |
Materials |
Caribou hide; Wolf fur; Seal skin; Vegetal dye |
Description |
Mask of woman; Made from a segment of caribou hide; Wet caribou skin is applied to wooden face mold to create a mask of a woman’s face; Entire outer edge of mask is covered in wolf fur, as if the person were wearing a fur trimmed parka hood; Wolf fur has also been added as hair and eyebrows. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Height = ca. 21.4, Width = ca. 15.4, Length = 4.0 |