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Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-72098, described as Alaskan Mask; hand carved wooden, painted white mask; feathers, one on each side, protruding and set next to eyes. Mask is in shape of a turtle with facial features painted on in blue and red and eye and nostril holes carved in. Legs of turtle decorated in red and blue paint, head same. Wooden handle curves around top half of mask, nailed in at sides.