Funerary mask (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- possibly Iñupiaq (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Henry Moses (H. Moses/Mink's Father), Non-Indian, 1859-1951
- Seller
- Henry Moses (H. Moses/Mink's Father), Non-Indian, 1859-1951
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry Moses (1859-1951; a fur buyer and artifact dealer in Sitka, Alaska); purchased by MAI from Henry Moses in 1940.
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- Place
- Grave; Alaska; USA (inferred)
- See related items
- Iñupiaq
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 20/2206
- Barcode
- 202206.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Funerary mask (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_216016