Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan lily so plenty weighty to keep

so plenty weighty to keep even a long row of big art books tightly upright

which I think only enhance the gorgeous green and red paint of the exterior

glossy surface and turns black on exposure to air

and “Precious and Other Stones Used in Jewelry”

with an incredible sheen

Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan lily so plenty weighty to keepThis mask is one of the most extraordinary things I've had in my possession, for sure a stunning, exquisitely crafted object that I find unbelievably beautiful and powerful. I have done a fair amount of research, which has led me to believe that it is Native Alaskan, most likely made by a Nunamiut mask maker from the Anaktuvuk Pass though I am not 100% certain, and indeed, this and the two others I have are superior to any others I have seen.