Mask
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Canadian Inuit
MEDIUM
Whalebone
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Possible place made: Canada
- Possible place made: United States
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
7 3/8 x 6 x 3 1/4 in. (18.7 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
1989.51.55
CREDIT LINE
The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Eskimo whale bone face mask, porous black with white plug. Curved pierced slit eyes with curved eyebrows formed by broad raised lines. Rounded protruding cheek bones, centrally placed bulbous nose with flattened rectangular bridge and upraised tip, round holes piercing nostrils. Large downward-facing crescent pierced with slit for mouth; outlined with raised lines suggesting lips. Whitish plug (bone?) protrudes slightly from hole in bone at left corner of mouth.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Canadian Inuit. Mask, 19th century. Whalebone, 7 3/8 x 6 x 3 1/4 in. (18.7 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1989.51.55.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1989.51.55.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
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