#27 • Siberian Yup'ik Female Masks - Dora Mae Buchea

Part of December 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $375.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two female masks with tattoed gut faces, coyote fur ruffs, caribou fur hair, sinew stitching, and beaded earrings. Both were made circa 1999 and 2000 and signed en verso by Siberian Yup'ik Eskimo artist Dora Mae Buchea (Umara Nupowhotuk), originally from King Island, Alaska; reportedly the masks were made to honor her grandmother who had traditional facial tattoos. Both are prepared for hanging, and the larger mask measures approximately 8" x 11" tall.