Mask

Museum number:
2-40812
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4309
Description:
Molded anthropomorphic caribou skin mask fur-trimmed all around. Caribou hair eyebrows and moustache. Dark hair eyelashes.
Donor:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range, North Slope Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Brooks Range; Anaktuvuk Pass
Culture or time period:
Nunamiut Eskimo
Collector:
B. Steve Strong and Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection date:
1970-1979
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
March 14, 1988
Context of use:
Made for the tourist trade since 1957.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 25 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: "cf. 2-38423, 59103, 59111, 59112" References: The Anaktuvuk Mask and Cultural Innovation in acc. env. 3166.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-40812, described as Molded anthropomorphic caribou skin mask fur-trimmed all around. Caribou hair eyebrows and moustache. Dark hair eyelashes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-40812, described as Molded anthropomorphic caribou skin mask fur-trimmed all around. Caribou hair eyebrows and moustache. Dark hair eyelashes.

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