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ProvenanceF. Rolin and Co., Inc., New York City; Andre Nasser, New York City
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.431.
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
Restored by
Chuna McIntyre
(b. 1955, Central Yup'ik)
Mask
Datec. 1890
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 × 14 × 3 1/2 in. (49.5 × 35.6 × 8.9 cm)
Object numberT0601
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis oval shape of the eye on this mask is associated with the oval entryway in the floor of the Central Yup’ik men’s meeting house. The flat surface surrounding the eye therefore relates to the floor of the meeting hall where dances are performed. The animal image at the base could possibly represent a sea otter.ProvenanceF. Rolin and Co., Inc., New York City; Andre Nasser, New York City
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.431.
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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