#73 • Aleut Mask - Gertrude Svarny

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

High bid $350.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A wooden mask, carved in relief and accented with walrus tusk and baleen eyes, with hanging wire en verso. Signed and dated c.1984 by the artist Gertrude (Gert) Svarny (b.1930). Gert has received several accolades, including the 2017 Rasmuson Foundation Distinguished Artist Award and the 2008 Governor's Award for Native Arts. Her works are displayed in several permanent collections, including the Southern Plains Indian Museum, Alaska State Museum, The University of Alaska Museum of the North, and Anchorage Museum. The mask measures approximately 8.5" x 3" x 11.5" tall.