Description:

Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. late 1950s CE. This Inuit artist used natural resources from caribou hide, arctic fox fur, and wood to create this mask. The trim is a fluffy fur from an arctic fox, the skin is caribou hide, dried then stretched and sewn to a wooden frame. Eye and mouth slits are then cut out from the paper-like hide. Additional caribou fur creates the brows. This mask represents one of the earliest forms of the newly developing mask industry by Inuit artisans. These masks were artistic and decorative designs. This mask is unique for its quality and use of traditional materials from Arctic animals. Size: 12" L x 8" W (30.5 cm x 20.3 cm)

Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection, purchased from a trader at Anuktuvuk Pass, Alaska, USA in 1959

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#165874

  • Condition: Pinhole perforation on chin and near nasal area. Area of fraying thread on interior of mask, but hide is secure and taut. Very good condition, and a sting is attached to verso for suspension.

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