Alaska Native mask made at Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island, Alaska, with figures of fish and hand. From information with photo: [Photo used in article entitled] "Nunivak Island Reindeer Story - August 1954. By Howard Kosbau and Ward W. Wells, Anchorage,...
The wooden mask is carved in an elongated oval shape, with a polished smooth surface. The wood is very dark in color. The face shows arching brows and a small ridge running vertically on the forehead from between the eyes to the top of the mask....
A leaf shaped, wooden mask (28 x 17 x 6.5 cm), with distinctive horizontal ridges as forehead/top of head and chin, and three concentric circular ridges ringing central facial features. Eyes are leaf-shaped slits below one of the ridges, slightly...
Descriptive Narrative: Carved wooden mask by Nathan Jackson with earrings by Emma Marks. The natural color of the wood shows through on most of the mask except where hair, eyebrows, and eyes are painted in black, and nostrils and lips in red. A...
Tlingit bear mask carved of wood and painted. Mask is hollowed out with an adze from a single piece of wood. 32 inset shell teeth; abalone pupils. Ears show bear profiles and are each edges with 12 wooden pegs which secure a tuft of dark red-brown...
This round wood mask (16 x 13 x 5 cm) has arched eyebrows stained darker than the rest of the wood. The left eyebrow curves down to become the nose, which is triangular, with two round nostrils, and slightly flaring nostril arches. The face is...
Large wooden shield-shaped mask with a round face in the center with pegged teeth. Several fish protrude through the shield of the mask. "No. 1" is written in pen on the back of mask. Blue, red and white pigment are used on the surface.¬ulture:...
One of the original mask of caribou hide stitched together like patchwork. Ear and nose attached. Teeth attached in open mouth; 8 each in upper and lower "jaw"; mustache beard of white hair. Eyebrows/lashes formed by out-turned, hair-side of skin....
A large, squarish mask with a face and 3 spirit rings framing it on all sides except bottom. The fish heads protrude above face with carvings on them. The face has goggles painted on it and whiskers in a black stain. The head is blue paint and the...
Katexac, Bernard (artist). Walrus mask; stained red; holes for whiskers; stained black; two wooden natural color tusks set in; seal skin thong for fastener; 22.2 cm long; crack in left cheek; signed "Bernard Katexac - 68" on back of mask.¬ulture:...
Ryan, Bert (artist). Sculpture of alder wood, copper, acrylic paint. Mask is in one piece with flange that has cutout shapes. Black and red paint and copper shapes used as decoration.(copper eyebrows and mustache held on with copper rivets)....
Made: St. Michael
Descriptive Narrative: A wolf mask with large mouth set with teeth that are carved out of the solid. Slender, toothpick-like whiskers on each side of the mouth, which is painted red. A line from the mouth goes up the center...
Title taken from information with photo. View of Eskimo whalebone mask made in Point Hope, Alaska. Oct. 4, 1958. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 10" x 8 1/8".
Katexac, Bernard (artist). Raven mask; wood; one piece; entire face, including beak, is painted black; inside of mouth and tongue are red; eyes are round, painted white. Measures 21.6 cm long and has a leather thong for fastener.¬ulture: Inupiaq
Manook, (Buster) Ronald James (artist). Size: 6.75 x 8.5 in. Medium: Wood, feathers, nails, glass Wood, raven head. Face is split in half with white wooden "bill" shape inside 4 chicken (?) Feathers inserted. Split halves are painted black, bill...
Male mask; carved wooden face. Snow goggles of wood with faint pink wash are attached; fur mustache and beard; wolf fur ruff; furs are nailed to wood; sinew cord on back for hanging; 16" long. Created in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska.
Wood, male; trimmed with wolf ruff; dark fur eyebrows; mustache and beard of brown and white fur; mouth, eyes, nostrils open, Unpainted, 9" long, "Kakeina" written in pencil on back; string lopped through nostrils for hanging. Mask was created in...
Title from caption. Bottom right corner of the image also bears the inscription "Shade." Image shows several dozen men, women, and children dressed in costumes for a masquerade ball, posing on a wooden floor for a photograph at Fort...
The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...