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INUIT KASHIM BOX WITH IVORY FIGURES
The handmade wooden box is fit to display eleven carved figures performing a drumming ceremony in the Kashim or men's house, where they practice their songs and work out the motions of the dances for an upcoming potlatch. Each movement has meaning and plays a part in telling a story. Four drummers sit on a ledge at the back of the box with mouths open in song and holding flat disc drums. Six dancers in various dynamic poses are mounted on the floor of the box, encircling the Chief who is the only clothed figure. Each participant's eyes, brows, and mouth are carved and detailed with red and black pigment.
10 x 12¾ x 4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 x 10.2 cm.)
The handmade wooden box is fit to display eleven carved figures performing a drumming ceremony in the Kashim or men's house, where they practice their songs and work out the motions of the dances for an upcoming potlatch. Each movement has meaning and plays a part in telling a story. Four drummers sit on a ledge at the back of the box with mouths open in song and holding flat disc drums. Six dancers in various dynamic poses are mounted on the floor of the box, encircling the Chief who is the only clothed figure. Each participant's eyes, brows, and mouth are carved and detailed with red and black pigment.
10 x 12¾ x 4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 x 10.2 cm.)
Literature
Corey, Peter. Faces, Voices and Dreams: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Sheldon Jackson Museum. Juneau: Division of Alaska State Museums, 1987. plate 2 pg 21.
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