Finger mask; wooden anthropomorphic face; paint very faded (reddish, blackish); two inset ivory or bone labrets; two holes through border at eye level; sinew through holes tied at back, partially covering eyes; no finger hold. As illustrated in Ray 2-6464 is inserted as fingerhold.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Dancing.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 6.1 centimeters and height 6.4 centimeters
Comment:
Published: Ray, Pl. 38. text p. 203. Remarks: As ill. in Ray 2-6464 is inserted as fingerhold.
Loans:
S1973-1974 #106: Art Institute of Chicago (June 12, 1974–September 9, 1974) and S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974)