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Whale Bone Mask
Object/Artifact
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Island County Historical Society
Name/Title
Whale Bone Mask
Entry/Object ID
2025.037.004
Description
A mask made of whale bone by Harry Al Ningealook, a member of the Inupiaq Eskimo Group.
Acquisition
Accession
2025.037
Source or Donor
Gerner, Wayne,
Mackenzie, Laura
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist
Al Ningealook, Harry
Ethnography
Cultural Region
State/Province
Alaska
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Culture/Tribe
Inuit
First Nation,
Native American
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Mask, Burial
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Funerary Objects
Nomenclature Class
Ceremonial Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Materials
Material
Bone
Material Notes
Whale bone