Shamanic mask with a hoop
Origin: Alaska, USA
Culture: Yup’ik
Materials: Wood, pigments
Dating: 20th century Dimensions: 47 cm – 18.50”
Provenance: Ex Belgian collection
It is a typical iconography of Yup’ik shamanic masks, mixing human features and animal spirits.
The human face is placed inside a bird that could be Tringa flavipes (‘Nayangkayuli’ in the Yup’ik language) because of its long nose and spotted colour.
Cfr.: Frank J. Keim, Yup’ik bird book, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010
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