Ceremonial mask "kiinauq" ·  Alaska, Bering Sea, King Island, Inupiat (Inupiaq) · ID: 3048020

Description

wood, paint, bone, feather remains, rest.

This mask represents a woman, with her hair parted for braids.

Possibly it was used for a ceremonial dance (“competition dance”) in
which men wore female masks and clothing and conversely, women were
clothed as men.

The object Ceremonial mask “kiinauq” with the object ID 3048020 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 66 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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