#35 • Yup'ik Dance Fans & Masquettes

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

High bid $275.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A grouping of Yup'ik Eskimo objects includes a pair of wooden seal dance fans, each with dual finger holes, blue and white painted faces, blue and white beads, and feather accents; signed en verso by artist "R.L." Also includes a c.1992 black and red raven masquette with a trio of feathers, prepared for hanging, and signed by the artist. The final piece, a two-toned transformation masquette, is signed by contemporary Native Alaskan artist Idele P. Aningayou-Desdier from Gambell on St. Lawrence Island; three feathers are separated as shown. The largest measures approximately 8.5" x 7.5" tall.