Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Double Eyes, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan Sioux Indian and some bits left unglazed

and some bits left unglazed entirely

This gorgeous three-drawer mahogany salesman's sample chest would have been used by a furniture maker as a visual aid to help make sales

which I think makes them all the more appealing

as accurately documented in photos

circa 1950-60 I believe

Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Double Eyes, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan Sioux Indian and some bits left unglazedThis mask is one of the most extraordinary things I've had in my possession, for sure a stunning, exquisitely crafted object that I find unbelievably beautiful and powerful. I I have done a fair amount of research, which has led me to believe that it is Native Alaskan, most likely made by a Nunamiut mask maker from the Anaktuvuk Pass though I am not 100% certain, and indeed, this and the two others I have are superior to any others I have seen.