Mask

Museum number:
2-59111
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3158
Description:
Moulded anthropomorphic caribou skin mask fur trimmed all around. Caribou hair eyebrows, moustache, beard and area around eyes.
Donor:
Herbert E. Garcia and Mrs. Herbert E. Garcia
Collection place:
Anchorage, Anchorage Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Anchorage
Culture or time period:
Nunamiut Eskimo
Maker or artist:
Susie Paneuk
Collector:
Herbert E. Garcia
Collection date:
1956-1971
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
August 1, 1975
Context of use:
Made for the tourist trade since 1957.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 30.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: The Anaktuvuk Mask and Cultural Innovation in acc. env. 3166.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-59111, described as Moulded anthropomorphic caribou skin mask fur trimmed all around. Caribou hair eyebrows, moustache, beard and area around eyes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 2-59111, described as Moulded anthropomorphic caribou skin mask fur trimmed all around. Caribou hair eyebrows, moustache, beard and area around eyes.

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