Mask
53-1-23
From: Canada | Coast of Labrador
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 53-1-23 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | Canada | Coast of Labrador |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Sealskin | Dog Skin | Fur |
| Description | Mouth is wide curved slit covered with fur. Eyes are diagonal slits, corners sloping downward, with pieces of skin sewed on outside; bottom has serrated edges, top covered with fur for eyebrows. Nose is also sewn on. Top of mask is 'cupped' slightly (to fit better over forehead?). Thong across back for attaching. |
| Length | 35 cm |
| Width | 23.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Samuel W. Fernberger, 1953 |
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