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THBInuit Bone Burial Mask, ca. 1940s
Lot 127c
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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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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Fine Art, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Alaska, Inuit / Native Alaskan, ca. 1940s CE. An intriguing spirit mask, hand-carved from porous whale bone, depicting a face with a penetrating stare. The visage is comprised of shell eyes, arched brows above in bas relief, a protruding relatively naturalistic nose, a closed mouth with full lips, and two conical walrus ivory ornaments below the lips. The verso is relatively flat. Masks are part of a long tradition for Arctic and Pacific Northwest Coast inhabitants. Animism, the belief that all living and non-living things contain a spirit, was a major part of Inuit tradition, and in the past shamans wore masks to represent animals and other spirits while performing rituals. Size of mask: 3.75" W x 5.7" H (9.5 cm x 14.5 cm); size of glass case: 6.5" L x 6.5" W x 10.4" H (16.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 26.4 cm)
Pertaining to the walrus ivory inlays: These are 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: ex-Komer Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired circa 1965
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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#156097Loss to one side of lower face/neck as shown. Otherwise in excellent condition with wonderful age patina.Condition
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