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THB19th C. Yupik Wood Dance Mask, Restored by C. McIntyre
Lot 120c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Native American, Northern United States, Alaska, Yupik people, ca. 19th century CE. A wood shamanic dance mask with extending feathers. The mask is in the form of both a abstract face that also forms a bird's body, the red bird head emerges from the "mouth" and the tail panel from the mask's brow. A pair of bent wood canes arch around the masks. These masks were traditionally made under the direction of shamans and had different functions- some might be intended to wear as masks during ceremonies and others may be made to hang in the home for healing or to bring fortune during hunts. The mask was restored by Chuna McIntyre, a Yupik artist and heritage historian. Size: 22" L x 13" W (55.9 cm x 33 cm)
Chuna McIntyre is a Yupik artist, historian, and dancer. He founded the program and curriculum Nunamfca "of our land" to educate and inspire native and non-native people about Yupik traditional culture through storytelling, song, and dance. Masks are an important part of the teaching and storytelling in McIntyre's performances. McIntyre has also consulted with the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the conservation of a Yupik mask made circa 1900; see the Metropolitan Museum website accession number 2017.718.3. He is also the consultant for the Smithsonian Institute for Yupik culture.
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States
Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000
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#179762Professional restoration by Chuna McIntyre. Areas repainted and restored with legal feathers. Surface wear as expected with use and age, abrasions, and chips. Stable pressure fissures.Condition
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