Mask

Museum number:
2-38423
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020038423
Accession number:
Acc.1907
Description:
Caribou skin mask; face trimmed with fur; hairline, eyebrows, mustache, and beard; surrounded by fur to resemble parka hood.
Donor:
L. J. Rowinski and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range, North Slope Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Brooks Range; Anaktuvuk Pass
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Maker or artist:
Danny Hugo
Collector:
L. J. Rowinski
Collection date:
1964
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1964
Context of use:
Made for tourist trade.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 21 centimeters and length 33 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-38423, described as Caribou skin mask; face trimmed with fur; hairline, eyebrows, mustache, and beard; surrounded by fur to resemble parka hood.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-38423, described as Caribou skin mask; face trimmed with fur; hairline, eyebrows, mustache, and beard; surrounded by fur to resemble parka hood.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-38423, described as Caribou skin mask; face trimmed with fur; hairline, eyebrows, mustache, and beard; surrounded by fur to resemble parka hood.

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