Wooden anthropomorphic face on board; painted red border, black forehead, nose, and lower face, and 2 animals (beaver and weasle); peg teeth; 17 feathers attached around border; sinew fastening. Damaged on loan 10/2/67; feathers complete prior to loan, one tip missing, 2 bent, 3 repaired with nylon string. Human face with down-turned mouth, pegged teeth, painted white, red ad blue; feather attached around edge of triangular background; a black painted beaver and weasel are attached to each side.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Feather (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Worn while a song was sung without motions.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 39 centimeters and height 28 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 13-4387; 25-2298. Published: Ray, Pl. 6, text p. 184; Erna Gunther, "The Alaska Native Arts Come Home," Centennial Exposition catalogue, May 27-Sept. 30, 1967, Fairbanks, Ala., No. 3, Summer 1967, p. 3. Exhibited: Centennial Exposition, May 27-Sept. 30, 1967, Fairbanks, Alaska. References: Species identified by John Taxsac, 2/62. "Worn while a song was sung without motions.
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), S2009-2010 #11b: SFO Museum (dates unknown), and S2009-2010 #11: SFO Museum (dates unknown)