Yukon Style of Alaska Mask (1) - Feathers, Wood - Inuit - North America

ESKIMO YUKON mask ALASKA, ALUTIIQ, INUIT, Far North, Arctic people Second half of the 20th century Wood, vegetable fibers and pigments and feathers Height: 62 cm; Width: 42 cm; Thickness: 22cm mask sold with base total height 81 cm in wood and feathers Anthropozoomorphic mask, the 3 faces present the characteristics of the sea fishing bird. It is of oval structure, elongated in the direction of the height and is surrounded by fish and objects hung with feathers It is surrounded by a hoop made from a curved plant stem. The body of the mask sports that of the sinful bird, The head is white, the eyes are incised.