UNIDENTIFIED INUPIAQ ARTIST
Mask, c. 1960s
whalebone, 5.5 x 4.5 x 3 in (14 x 11.4 x 7.6 cm)
LOT 46
ESTIMATE: $250 — $350
PRICE REALIZED: $512.40
ESTIMATE: $250 — $350
PRICE REALIZED: $512.40
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Whale bone masks made by Inupiaq carvers have been a popular staple in the Alaska Native art market since at least the 1950s. Many of these masks are made in...
Whale bone masks made by Inupiaq carvers have been a popular staple in the Alaska Native art market since at least the 1950s. Many of these masks are made in or around Point Hope, Alaska, and are smaller bone versions of customary dance masks that would have been made in wood. This piece depicts a smiling human and is carved from the denser part of the whalebone.
Christopher W. Smith
Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Private Collection, Canada.Join Our Mailing List
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