Composite Masks: Chinese and Eskimo

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  • Henry B. Collins Smithsonian Institute

Abstract

Mask-like carvings portraying a human-animal face of demonic aspect, made of sections of walrus ivory, found with burials at a prehistoric Eskimo site in Alaska (Ipiutak) are compared with similar carvings made of sections of marble and shell found in Shang dynasty tombs in China. These composite masks are regarded as further evidence of early Chinese influence on prehistoric Eskimo culture.

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Published

2022-04-05

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Collins, H. B. (2022). Composite Masks: Chinese and Eskimo. Anthropologica, 13(1/2), 271–278. Retrieved from https://cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/1412

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Vol. 13 No. 1/2 (1971): Pilot, Not Commander: Essays in Memory of Diamond Jenness

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