ATHABASKAN CULTURE

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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

 

 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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