Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21 Feb 2018
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A Yup'ik walrus mask Alaska wood and feathers
A Yup'ik walrus mask
Alaska
wood and feathers, the oval face with recessed eyes with pierced socket and mouth, with a pair of applied tusks, with pastel paint and applied two fish to the top and a pair of hands to the base,
53cm high, on a stand. (2)
cf. Gyldendal. Agayut, Eskimo Mask from The 5th Thule Expedition, pps. 286-287, pl. 110.
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