#91 • A Nunivak Island Caribou Maskette - Dick Jones

Part of December 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $850.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A c.1975 wooden maskette, handcrafted in wood and painted with brown and black pigments representing a caribou, complete with four legs, two antlers, and a protruding tongue. A seal gut strap is attached as shown. Signed en verso by Yup'ik artist Dick Jones from Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Alaska, and marked "No. 1" below his signature. A sawtooth hanger is affixed upper back for display. Measures approximately 5.5" x 7.5" x 8.5" tall.