#56 • Yup'ik Walrus Tusk Spirit Mask - Dale T. Smith, Sr.

Part of Collection of Arthur Gross Day 2 (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $550.00

Status: Sold

Category: Masks

A spirit wheel featuring a central walrus tusk mask depicting a head with salmon gripped within its teeth. The mask is surrounded by a white ring, and further accented with symbolic avian figures. Signed en verso by Dale T. Smith, Sr. (b.1941), original from Mekoryuk, Alaska; prepared for hanging with a length of sinew. Measures approximately 13.75" x 11.5" tall.