Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan mesopotamian Made of earthenware and hand-painted

Made of earthenware and hand-painted with stylized flowers at the center and terrific stripes around the rim

The bottom is pretty terrific too

where he continues to have a studio

and quite dreamy

Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan mesopotamian Made of earthenware and hand-paintedThis 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.