Shaman mask

Reference : 9247

Cedar wood.
Dimensions: Height: 24.5cm
Presumed time: late 19th or early 20th century
Inupiaq population.
Point Hope area.
Alaska. USA

Provenance:
Jeffrey Myers Collection. New -York.
Private collection. Québec
Collection du professeur Chermann, Paris

This mask depicts a grimacing human face.

The cheekbones protrude under asymmetrically open eyes.

The top is pierced for the attachment of feather ornaments.

The mouth, eyes and nose are pierced.

 

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