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ProvenanceGift from Chuna McIntyre to Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
BibliographyVincent, 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. 485.
Artist
Chuna McIntyre
(b. 1955, Central Yup'ik)
Mask
Date1998
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (39.4 × 38.7 cm)
Object numberT0761
Credit LineGift of Chuna McIntyre
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextDark and light pieces of sealskin are used to divide this mask horizontally and signify the complementary relationship between night and day. The crescent shapes of the eyes refer to lunar symbolism. In 1998 Chuna McIntyre undertook a restoration project of the Central Yup‚ik masks in the Thaw Collections. Upon completion he presented this mask to the Fenimore Art Museum in acknowledgement of the project.ProvenanceGift from Chuna McIntyre to Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
BibliographyVincent, 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. 485.
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