‘Tuunrat’ mask with a hoop

Origin: Alaska, USA
Culture: Yup’ik
Materials: Wood, pigments, vegetal fiber
Dating: Early 20th century
Dimensions: 49 cm – 19.30”
Provenance: Private collection

The structure of this mask (human face put inside the mouth of an animal, in this case in the mouth of a seal) is tipical for tuunrat shaman masks.

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