Tribal Art

In the Arctic regions of North America called “Inuit Nunangat” live the Inuit people related to the Yupitt, Yupiks, of Alaska and Siberia. The Yupik and Esquimo, Eskimo, make, despite respecting certain traditional conventions, ceremonial masks of very varied size and appearance. For each occasion, following a dream, the shaman will indicate to the sculptor the function and shape of the mask required and which he will wear himself. The masks are associated with the “yua” souls of different animals or fish, which should be honored through rituals. This unique Yupik-type mask offers a grimacing face, removable elements resembling a hand and a "fin" are installed on the surface, also decorated with an animal fur hairstyle, feathers and a wicker hoop. . Polychrome, matte pigments.