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
Katexac, Bernard (artist). Wooden mask, painted orange-brown. Measures 24 x 17 x 8.7 cm. The forehead protrudes above the face, cut at a 90 degree angle above the eyes, which are small round holes. The nose is prominent, triangular and flat at...
Katexac, Bernard (artist). Wooden mask, painted orange-brown. Measures 24 x 17 x 8.7 cm. The forehead protrudes above the face, cut at a 90 degree angle above the eyes, which are small round holes. The nose is prominent, triangular and flat at...
This eagle-headed dagger has a tapered copper blade with a medial ridge running down the front of the blade. The reverse is a flat surface showing marks of the original working of the material. The carved head and hand grip are one piece of wood...
This eagle-headed dagger has a tapered copper blade with a medial ridge running down the front of the blade. The reverse is a flat surface showing marks of the original working of the material. The carved head and hand grip are one piece of wood...
Schoppert, James (artist). Size: 35 x 23 x 10 in. Medium: Wood, walrus, gut, feathers, paint Description: Stylized bird figure with face and human legs, attached to drum; drum made of walrus stomach stretched and tied to wooden frame with blue...
Material: Ivory Human head, 6cm in size with broad cheeks, carved nose and mouth, drilled holes for eyes, incised lines between eyebrows and for eyebrows, and drilled holes for nostrils. Object is broken off at neck, the ivory fractured on back of...
Material: Ivory Realistic human head, overly oblong and slightly pointed at top. The face is fully carved including eyes, nose, mouth, small ears on sides, and tattoo lines on forehead, cheeks and chin. Object is broken at neck. Drilled hole at...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 1 minute and 11 seconds, MPG-1 format. Everyone has reached Tuapakusuk and set up their tents as a new storm is brewing out on the ocean. The three boats...
Ta'giuqtigapta Tuapaktusu'gmi Immersion Camp: Iñupiaq Land Use Values and Resources Video: 2 minutes and 1 second, MPG-1 format. The boats have been battered by the wind and waves for a couple days. They require repairs and then the entire camp...
Material: Ivory Oval head with long nose and small mouth; slot at top of head; body is flat with long longitudinal slit; decorated with slanted parallel lines and dashed lines. Culture: Okvik
Material: Ivory Oval head with long nose and small mouth; slot at top of head; body is flat with long longitudinal slit; decorated with slanted parallel lines and dashed lines. Culture: Okvik
Material: Ivory Ivory head. Large round hole through neck into head; face shows many tattoo marks; eye slits deep, narrow; nose unformed, nostrils indicated by shallow drill holes; slit for mouth rather deep; face part dark brown, top of head...
Material: Ivory Face carved at upper side; eyes, nose, mouth indicated; right cheek has round hole; 3 straight tattoo lines indicated each side of face below eyes, running down cheek; 2 horizontal tattoo marks upper head with half moon shaped...
Material: Ivory Culture: Aleut Human face, oval in shape, thin in cross-section. Face has open round mouth, incised lines on forehead, cheeks and chin suggest tattoos.
Hoover, John (artist). Sculpture: wood, brass, paint. Oval shaped wooden wall-hanging mask with hinged sides that open and close. The hinged portions are in the form of salmon. When open, four salmon surround the female face. The salmon are grey...
Hoover, John (artist). Sculpture: wood, brass, paint. Oval shaped wooden wall-hanging mask with hinged sides that open and close. The hinged portions are in the form of salmon. When open, four salmon surround the female face. The salmon are grey...
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....
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...