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Face mask
Tunumiit (East Greenlandic Inuit)
Late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: Ammassalik, Greenland
Medium/Technique
Wood (probably driftwood)
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 14 x 7.6 cm (12 x 5 1/2 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Governor Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner
Accession Number2002.785
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsMasks
DescriptionElongated face mask with grimacing expression. Dark patina.
Provenance1943, acquired in Ammassalik, Greenland by Carlton Skinner (b. 1913 - d. 2004), Boston; 2002, year-end gift of Carlton and Solange Skinner to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 2003)