Mask

NA5831B

From: Alaska | Anvik

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number NA5831B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Dene | Deg Hit’an (Ingalik) (uncertain)
Provenience Alaska | Anvik
Culture Area Subarctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | Feather
Description

"Messenger" mask. Wooden, spool-turned. Ear pendants: moose hair on top. Long oval; convex forehead with black dots. B has two eyes; red chin; white dots on green forehead.

Height 40.1 cm
Width 17.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Leo Dimoski, 1917

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