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THB20th C. Alaskan Lenwood Sacchaus Inupiat Spirit Mask
Lot 153
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Jul 16, 2020
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- Lot Description
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Lenwood Sacchaus (Inupiat/Inupiak/Inupiaq). Spirit Mask. Elim, Alaska, 20th century. A mesmerizing hunter spirit mask skillfully made by native Inupiat artist Lenwood Sacchaus, with an expressive central face, representing the "Hunter", hand-carved from Alaskan cottonwood and featuring openwork eyes, nostrils, and mouth, two vertical brown striations running over his eyes and an otherwise red complexion, and surrounded by a wooden circle representing the heavens and/or earth, adorned by white walrus ivory spirit hunter animal ornaments (perhaps whale, walrus, seal, seal flipper, and/or whale flipper), bird feathers representing "Good Bird Hunting", and two appliques that represent the Hunter's tools - a paddle and a spear. The verso is signed "Lenwood Sacchaus / Elim Alaska." Size: 6.25" W x 6.45" H (15.9 cm x 16.4 cm); 8.3" H (21.1 cm) on included custom stand.
This piece includes pre-Act pieces of walrus ivory under the MMPA and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made prior to 1972.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#156350Very light wear commensurate with age but overall in excellent condition. Signature on back is both handwritten and incised.Condition
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