Mask
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
mid-20th century
Cast caribou skin, caribou fur with caribou liver stain
Overall: 13 3/8 × 9 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (34 × 23 × 10 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Evelyn Stefansson Nef
2014.17.23
Geography
Place Made: Anaktuvuk Pass, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Evelyn Stefansson Nef (1913-2009); bequeathed to present collection, 2014.
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