Images(3)

DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Walrus mask

NameMask

CultureIñupiaq

(not assigned)Shismaref, Alaska, United States, North America

MediumWhale bone, baleen, ivory

Dimensions11 1/4 × 8 1/16 × 13/16 in. (28.5 × 20.5 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2018.55.1

Terms

value (economic concept)
value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2018.55.1

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionWhale bone mask of walrus carved with one large, central face with ivory eyes and teeth and two smaller faces (inua spirits) on either side; Drilled holes on head of larger face and drilled eyes on smaller faces.

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