#2 • Aleut Mask w/ Fur Trim - Smiloff Family

Part of July 2026 Discovery Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $110.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

An Aleut mask carved from wood signed en verso by a member of the Smiloff family from Unga Island, Alaska and dated 1989. The mask is partially painted black and features a bulbous forehead engraved with a kayak and fish design with fur trim, tentatively identified as caribou, plus embedded eyes made of a white material, tentatively identified as walrus ivory. The mask measures approximately 8" x 3" x 15" high.