A KING ISLAND ESKIMO MASK

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A KING ISLAND ESKIMO MASK
Of oval form with perforated "almond" shaped eyes, arching brows, flaring nostrils and slit mouth with fifteen inlaid wood teeth, black pigment on the brow, white pigment on the cheeks and red pigment on the chin, two perforations at the periphery for attachment
7in. (19.7cm.) long

拍品专文

This is a classic example of a mask from the King Island area of Alaska.

Cf. For a similar mask see Collins, 1972, pg. 72.

It should be noted that there are three comparable examples in the Primitive Collection of the Sheldon Jackson Museum, Stika, Alaska.