Lot Essay
The mask probably originates from Cooks Inlet.
Details
AN ESKIMO MASK
Of oval form with perforated eyes and oval shapes beneath eyes, U-shaped ears, carved vertical flaring line bisecting face, broad downturned mouth with five inset teeth, jaw attached with string, surface painted with black, red, green and blue pigment
8in. (20cm.) long
Of oval form with perforated eyes and oval shapes beneath eyes, U-shaped ears, carved vertical flaring line bisecting face, broad downturned mouth with five inset teeth, jaw attached with string, surface painted with black, red, green and blue pigment
8in. (20cm.) long
Provenance
Museum of the American Indian 10/6033, purchased 1921
Julius Carlebach, New York, 1946
Julius Carlebach, New York, 1946