Wooden; painted white, red, and greenish-black; represents the mythical half-man; wooden pegs inserted as teeth, and around eye; rawhide tie; full complement of pegs.
Photo: 13-4389; 25-2300. Published: Erna Gunther, "The Alaska Native Arts Home," Centennial Exposition catalog, May 27-Sept 30, 1967, Fairbanks, Alaska, p. 38. Ray, Pl. 12 text p. 187-88. Also ill. on p. 134, Ray (ed.) The Eskimo of St. Michael and Vicinity as Related by H.M.W. Edmonds. Exhibited: Centennial Exposition, May 27-Sept. 30, 1967, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1966-1967 #89: University of Alaska, Fairbanks (April 17, 1967–October 2, 1967), S1967-1968 #118: Institution of American Indian Arts (April 11, 1968–July 15, 1968), S1969-1970 #13: Museum of Fine Arts, Texas (August 7, 1969–January 2, 1970), S1970-1971 #15: Art Department (UC Berkeley)/Jane Dwyer (August 17, 1970–August 17, 1970), S1970-1971 #16: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Jane Dwyer (August 17, 1970–August 17, 1970), S1973-1974 #106: Art Institute of Chicago (June 12, 1974–September 9, 1974), S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974), S2009-2010 #11b: SFO Museum (dates unknown), S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown), and S2017-2018 #3: Heard Museum (October 29, 2018–February 18, 2019)