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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)