Half Man, Half Wolf mask

Date created
1968
Culture/People
Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island]
Artist/Maker
Edward Kiokun, Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island], 1903-1998
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1968; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Nunivak Island
See related items
Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island]
Masks and Masking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/5580
Barcode
255580.000
Object Type
Masks and Masking
Title
Half Man, Half Wolf mask
Object Name
Mask
Media/Materials
Driftwood, paint, feather/feathers, sinew
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
9.5 x 48.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69d94ff1a-c259-4b1d-b71f-047700dae37d
Record ID
NMAI_271445