Mask - Wood - Inuit - Greenland
HANDMADE TWO-TONE ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK. Far North. Second half of the 20th century. Wood, hair and pigments. Height: 32 cm; Width: 28 cm. Age-related wear. Mask with a mouth and eyes which are not pierced. There is a 4-finger hand on the right temple adorned with white polka dots on a red ochre background. This colour is repeated on the entire upper part of the mask marking a gap with the lower part where the mouth is located. The latter sketches a broad smile carved with small teeth. The eyes are almond shaped.
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HANDMADE TWO-TONE ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK. Far North. Second half of the 20th century. Wood, hair and pigments. Height: 32 cm; Width: 28 cm. Age-related wear. Mask with a mouth and eyes which are not pierced. There is a 4-finger hand on the right temple adorned with white polka dots on a red ochre background. This colour is repeated on the entire upper part of the mask marking a gap with the lower part where the mouth is located. The latter sketches a broad smile carved with small teeth. The eyes are almond shaped.