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Carving of a Mask, date unknown Inuit; Point Hope area, Alaska Whalebone and bone; 8 1/2 × 5 …
Mask
Carving of a Mask, date unknown Inuit; Point Hope area, Alaska Whalebone and bone; 8 1/2 × 5 …
Carving of a Mask, date unknown Inuit; Point Hope area, Alaska Whalebone and bone; 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. 2013.8.7 Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Burton W. Fink

Mask

ClassificationsSculpture
Culture Inuit
Made AtAlaska, United States, North America
MediumWhalebone and bone
Dimensions8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14.6 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Burton W. Fink
Object number2013.8.7
DescriptionMask of male face, made of whalebone with small inlays of a whiter bone. Embedded "v" pattern across the forehead.
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