{"id":8901,"date":"2020-04-06T20:08:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=8901"},"modified":"2020-04-06T20:12:21","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:12:21","slug":"tsimshian-spirit-mask-of-the-upper-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/tsimshian-spirit-mask-of-the-upper-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsimshian spirit mask of the upper air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian3-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian3-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian3-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian3-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian3-600x822.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>Q:  What I stumbled on while going down a Tumblr rabbit hole was that it is a Tsimshian mask representing the spirit of Upper Air. Supposedly from BC, Canada (19th C.).  Hans, 1684<\/p>\n<p>A:  Christie&#8217;s auctioned this mask last year for over half a million dollars. Obviously it is a very desirable artifact. I did see a similar Tlingit singing shaman&#8217;s mask somewhere. The Tsimshian and Tlingit cultures are situated next to each other in Southeast Alaska. There is plenty about their folk art in libraries and the Internet. Enjoy.  A+ <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian2-600x899.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/tsimshian.jpg 862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: What I stumbled on while going down a Tumblr rabbit hole was that it is a Tsimshian mask representing the spirit of Upper Air. Supposedly from BC, Canada (19th C.). Hans, 1684 A: Christie&#8217;s auctioned this mask last year for over half a million dollars. Obviously it is a very desirable artifact. I did see a similar Tlingit singing shaman&#8217;s mask somewhere. The Tsimshian and Tlingit cultures are situated next to each other in Southeast Alaska. There is plenty about their folk art in libraries and the Internet. Enjoy. 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