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.