Lot n° 196
Estimation :
300 - 700
EUR
Result
: NC
Chugach mask, Alaska. - Lot 196
Chugach mask, Alaska.
Chugach masks, with their spectacular features, represent spirits, characters from legends or powerful ancestors. The masks were often destroyed after their first performance, and in rare cases they were also traded or offered to Euro-Americans. Mask traditions came to an end with the arrival of missionaries in the 19th century. Since the 1980s, Alaska Native communities have revived the practice of mask carving.
20th century. Wood. 52cm x 26cm.
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