Lot 1002

Pacific North West Alaskan Inuit Bone Mask

Sold June 27, 2025

Price realized
$140

Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.

About this lot

Estimated Value: $450-650

Origin: Inuit, northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska, Early 1900s

Dimensions: 4.75×1.75×7 in. 

Condition: Light wear and scuffs throughout the piece, one of the bone lip plugs is missing. 

Additional Information: An Inuit bone carving, likely made of whale bone, depicting a male face with a mustache, holes for white bone lip blugs, and eyebrows painted on. The face has a poruous texture with various sized holes. The mask is bleived to be from the early 1900s and from Alaska. The mask is hand-carved

Lot details

Lot
1002
Closed
June 27, 2025

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