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ath_ 15. Octopus Bag.
Trade felt and plain lining, polychrome trade
beads, and yarn, thread.
108 cm long
Sheldon Jackson Museum
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ath_16. Half-man mask.
Wood, with red, grey and black pigment, brown
and grey feathers, skin lashings, and nails
68 cm high
Ingalik
Represents the mythical Half-man, a traditional
figure in the Ingalik Mask Dance. Two figures, wearing masks
that are identical, dance together. TheHalf-man who, lives in
the mountains, has only one leg and one arm. Despite that he
is the greatest hunter and the richest man.
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