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ProvenanceSamuel Hubbard, Alaska; Charles Miles, Berkeley, California; John Malloy, New York City
BibliographyMiles, Charles. Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America. New York: Bonanza Books, 1963, p.150, fig. 6.29.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.435.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 486.
Culture
Central Yup'ik
Mask
Datec. 1890
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/4 × 11 × 2 3/4 in. (32.4 × 27.9 × 7 cm)
Overall (Hands): 12 3/4 × 11 × 2 3/4 in. (32.4 × 27.9 × 7 cm)
Overall (Feathers): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Object numberT0599
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis small mask needed an additional reed hoop, a pair of ochre-stained thumbless spirit hands and a double row of snowy owl feathers. The thumbless hands refer to the inability of the spirits to grasp and catch game animals thereby ensuring the availability of the hunt for the Central Yup’ik.ProvenanceSamuel Hubbard, Alaska; Charles Miles, Berkeley, California; John Malloy, New York City
BibliographyMiles, Charles. Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America. New York: Bonanza Books, 1963, p.150, fig. 6.29.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.435.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 486.
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