#88 • Nunivak Spirit Mask - Lola Ferguson

Part of Athena Estate Auction Part 3 (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $400.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A spirit wheel featuring a central painted wooden transformational face, suspended between four wooden rods upon a double circle of the same material. The wheel is further accented with a dozen carved and painted wood appendages, including halibut, fins, seal head, and more. Prepared for hanging with a loop wrapped around the spokes. Signed en verso by Cup'ik artist Lola Ferguson (b.1963), of Mekoryuk, Alaska. Measures approximately 24" x 3.25" x 24" tall.