Function: 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama / Loans: S1966-1967 #89: University of Alaska, Fairbanks (April 17, 1967–October 2, 1967) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Function 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama Loans S1966-1967 #89: University of Alaska, Fairbanks (April 17, 1967–October 2, 1967)

Hearst Museum object titled Finger mask, accession number 2-4591, described as Finger mask; wooden; encircled with caribou hair; one long feather; nose like a beak; painted brown-red, white, and black; left half of handhold missing.

Hearst Museum object titled Human figure, accession number 2-4814, described as Large, carved human figure of wood with attached hair, fur, metal rings, glass eyes; blue, green and red paint on face; natural wood body. Perhaps represents mythical land otter man. Damage to left leg and foot: left leg cracked badly (loose to touch) along grain of wood, on calf of figure; foot (previously restored) broke off completely partially along old restoration and partially with new break. Possible shamanic funerary statue.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-4603, described as Wooden; painted white, gray-green, and red; numerous attachments (2 mammal heads, 4 paddle-like pieces at corners, 2 arms, 2 "doughnut-shaped" objects with 5 small paddle-like pieces attached); encircled by a hoop; baleen, sinew, rawhide, and fish skin bindings; face in center of mask. Includes 2-6627 described as "Round wooden ornament with three paddles." One paddle lost pre-1967. Damaged on loan 10/2/67; upper left flap bent and loosened, restored.

Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-4597, described as Bird mask with human face between beaks; missing pegs; minor abrasions; stationary bill; human face, birds eyes and forehead natural wood color; beak, mouth, spots and back of head red-brown; on top of beak are 2 strands of seal thong. Specimen damaged 10/5/67 while on loan. Both beaks pulled from mask base out on pins.