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Date created: 1999

Culture/People: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]
Artist/Maker: Joshua Mathlaw, Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island], b. ca. 1950
Donor: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Previous owner: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007), donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2005.
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Place: Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Nunivak Island

See related items: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]; Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5485
Barcode: 265485.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Mask
Media/Materials: Driftwood, paint, sinew
Techniques: Carved, painted, tied
Dimensions: 84.5 x 36.5 x 80 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cde1d959-5b7f-43c3-a435-01f50df03033

Record ID: NMAI_281712