Mask, anthropomorphic; left half of face plus right forehead. Material and techniques: weathered wood. Ledger description: Eskimo ceremonial mask, frag. Ledger notation (in Orig. No. column, in different handwriting than the rest of the entry): incl. 2-21411. Part of this catalog number was recatalogued from Cat. # 2-21411.
Donor:
William Francis Baska
Collection place:
Lopp Lagoon, Seward Peninsula, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Seward Peninsula; Lopp Lagoon
Collector:
William Francis Baska
Collection date:
July 1950
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Accession date:
1950
Context of use:
Archaeological context: Underground houses in vicinity and remains from driftwood fires all over the island. Collector believes id. was trying-out place for whale hunters. Attributions of dates, culture and use: dance mask. Associations: 2-21398-21430.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 24 centimeters
Comment:
Recatalogued from 2-21411. 2-21411 is red-lined in the ledger, with a notation which indicates that this item is a part of 2-21408, which is consistent with the ledger notation in a different handwriting than the rest of the 2-21408 ledger handwriting.