Whale Bone Mask

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