Native American / First Nations, United States, Alaska / Canada, Tlingit / Inuit, ca. mid-20th century CE. A caribou skin mask sewn with siew and fur from several arctic animals: wolf fur for the ruff, dall sheep fur for brow hair, and seal fur for facial hair. An included tag also indicates it was made by Rene Savage, a Tlingit artist. To make this type of mask, caribou skin is stretched and dried over a wooden mold then peeled off and holds its form, then the eye and mouth holes are cut. Last the fur hair and trim is added; note the delicate lashes around the eye slits! This mask represents one of the earliest forms of the newly developing mask industry by Native Alaskan artisans in the 20th century, using traditional materials. Size: 13" L x 9" W (33 cm x 22.9 cm)

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Provenance: private Woodside, New York, USA collection, acquired from Alaska Fur Exchange, Anchorage, Alaska, USA in 2015

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Intact and excellent.