Mask
kegginaquq
“mask”
Language:
Central Yup'ik
Uksuarmi wani Qaaritaarnilartut. (In the fall they had Qaaritaaq (old time festival with masks.) Taum nallini kegginaqurluteng wani Qaaritaarluteng agayuliluteng-gguq, agayuluteng. (At that festival they used masks and prayed.)
—John Phillip, Sr., 2003
This ceremonial mask has a wide, toothy mouth, a spotted face, and three attached plumes. It is similar to other masks representing the sculpin, a spiny ocean fish, although the community’s meaning for this mask not recorded.
Culture:
Yup’ik
Region:
Southwest Alaska
Object Category:
Ceremony
Dimensions:
Length 49.5cm
Accession Date:
1892
Source:
J. Henry Turner (collector)
Museum:
National Museum of Natural History
Museum ID Number:
E153627
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