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Mask

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Coulson Percy Skottowe (1894-1979, who worked periodically in Alaska in the late 1920s and early 1930s) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from J. C. P. Skottowe in 1936.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Possible collector
John Coulson Percy Skottowe (J. C. P. Skottowe), Non-Indian, 1894-1979
Previous owner
John Coulson Percy Skottowe (J. C. P. Skottowe), Non-Indian, 1894-1979
Seller
John Coulson Percy Skottowe (J. C. P. Skottowe), Non-Indian, 1894-1979
Object Name
Mask
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved, painted
Object Type
Masks and Masking
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