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A YUPIK ESKIMO POLYCHROME WOOD MASK
of slightly convex, oval form, with green, red, and white pigments, the inset circular face featuring perforated round eyes beneath a delicate V-shaped brow and upturned mouth with beak-like top lip, flanked top and bottom with square perforations, the face and outer perimeter drilled and inset with feathers, the sides perforated for attachment, fine tool markings overall
Length: 8¼ in. (21 cm.)
of slightly convex, oval form, with green, red, and white pigments, the inset circular face featuring perforated round eyes beneath a delicate V-shaped brow and upturned mouth with beak-like top lip, flanked top and bottom with square perforations, the face and outer perimeter drilled and inset with feathers, the sides perforated for attachment, fine tool markings overall
Length: 8¼ in. (21 cm.)
Literature
Fundacion "la Caixa," Espiritus del Agua: Arte de Alaska y la Columbia Britanica, 1999, p. 96, fig. 34, illustrated
Exhibited
Espiritus del Agua
Centro Cultural de la Fundacion "la Caixa," Barcelona, Spain, October - January 2000
Centro Cultural de la Fundacion "la Caixa," Barcelona, Spain, October - January 2000