Mask

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Culture/People: Yup'ik (Yupik)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1923.
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Place: Goodnews Bay; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/893
Barcode: 120893.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Wood, animal bladder, seal gut/intestines, willow, beach grass/rye grass, bird quills
Techniques: Carved, painted
Dimensions: 70.2 x 16.8 x 12.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws656171a2f-8d45-4a98-b9f9-be3e4523950e

Record ID: NMAI_130175