{"id":4856,"date":"2017-01-18T18:36:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T18:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=4856"},"modified":"2017-01-25T00:59:31","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T00:59:31","slug":"unidentified-eskimo-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/unidentified-eskimo-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Unidentified Eskimo mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4857\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092a-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092a-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092a-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Here is a mask I would like to know more about. In my book,<em> Masks of the World<\/em>, it is on page 94. The description reads:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unusual mask&#8211; Alaska or Canada, 6.7 inches, carved red cedar<\/strong><br \/>\nWe saw a crude Tsimshian mask that was cylindrical in shape like this one, and had a long nose attached to the face, but was otherwise different. It also has an Inupiat or Yup&#8217;ik feeling. There are no string holes and the nose is nailed in place. The paint is aluminum so it is probably 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t be afraid to tell me if you think it is something completely different. I am not an expert on all masks, and can admit to occasional mistakes. <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4858\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092b-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092b-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092b-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4859\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092c-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092c-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aaaMystrySolvd-1092c-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 277px; left: 345px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a mask I would like to know more about. In my book, Masks of the World, it is on page 94. The description reads: Unusual mask&#8211; Alaska or Canada, 6.7 inches, carved red cedar We saw a crude Tsimshian mask that was cylindrical in shape like this one, and had a long nose attached to the face, but was otherwise different. It also has an Inupiat or Yup&#8217;ik feeling. There are no string holes and the nose is nailed in place. The paint is aluminum so it is probably 20th century. And don&#8217;t be afraid to tell me if you think it is something completely different. I am not an expert on all masks, and can admit to occasional mistakes. 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