A carved and painted seal mask collected by Edward W. Nelson from Magemut near the mouth of the Yukon River, Alaska. This ceremonial mask represents a seal blowing air bubbles as it comes to the surface - the sound hunters listen for.
FROM CARD: "DESCRIBED BY NELSON, OP. CIT., P. 401. ILLUST. IN BAE 18TH AR, FIG. 141, P. 414. 1/83 SITES INUA LOAN. INVENTORIED 1977. LOAN: U.S.I.A. INUA. JUN 24 1988. ILLUS.: INUA CATALOGUE. USIA 1988, PL.31, P.26. LOAN RETURNED DEC 28 1990."
From transcript of consultations held in conjunction with "Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live)" exhibit, April 17-18, 2010: "seal blowing bubbles as he rises to the surface"
- Title: Mask - seal
- Location: Magemut, Yukon River, Mouth, Tundra South Of, Alaska, United States, North America
- Type: Mask
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E33115
- Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 1878-Nov-01
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