Dance or trade mask
about 1930–40
Object PlaceAmmassalik, East Greenland
Medium/TechniqueWood (probably drfitwood), pigment, lampblack, cotton cordage
DimensionsOverall: 18.7 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm (7 3/8 x 5 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Governor Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner
Accession number2002.786
On View
On viewClassificationsMasks
Collections
Provenance1941, acquired in Ammassalik, Greenland by Carlton Skinner (b. 1913 - d. 2004), Boston; 2002, year-end gift of Carlton and Solange Skinner to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 2003)
about 1930–40
about 1930–40
Late 19th to early 20th century
1970–1975
1960–1970
Late 19th to early 20th century
early 20th–mid 20th century