Collection place: The Americas / Materials: Wood (plant material) / Loans: S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)

Museum number:: 4-4663
Culture or time period:: Ica, Inca (1438–1533), and Late Horizon, ancient Peru (1400–1535 AD)
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Collector:: Max Uhle
Collection place:: near Oyujaya, Ica Valley, Ica Region

Museum number:: 2-6442
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: whole— height 20.25 inches, whole— depth 4 inches, whole— width 10 inches, and height 35.5 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Pastolik, Wade Hampton Borough, Alaska
Collection date:: 1898

Museum number:: 2-6914
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Dimensions:: width 14.5 centimeters, whole— width 17 inches, whole— length 19.25 inches, whole— depth 2 inches, and height 20.4 centimeters
Collector:: Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:: St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1890-1899

Museum number:: 2-6625
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: width 11.9 centimeters, whole— height 14 inches, whole— depth 1 inches, whole— width 7 inches, and height 16.7 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: ca. prob. 1880 - 1890

Museum number:: 2-1303
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Masks (costume)
Dimensions:: height 64.8 centimeters, whole— width 23 inches, whole— depth 3.5 inches, width 56.5 centimeters, and whole— height 25.5 inches
Collector:: Charles L. Hall
Collection place:: Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Collection date:: ca. 1895

Museum number:: 2-6763
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Needle cases
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: length 10.6 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: 1898

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