Mask with Labrets (Made for Sale)
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
probably 20th century
Whale bone
Overall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe, Class of 1964H
S.972.6
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Exhibition History
A Collector's Choice, William B. Jaffe Memorial Exhibition, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 8, 1972-January 7, 1973.
Recent Acquisitions, Beaumont-May Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June-July, 1972.
Provenance
Evelyn Annenberg Friede Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) and William B. Jaffe (1904-1972), New York; given to present collection, 1972.
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