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Inuit Moon Mask

Inuit mask representing the Moon and stars. The Inuit, formerly referred to as Eskimos, are a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Russia and the United States. This carved and painted mask, used in Inuit shamanistic rites, bears the face of the Moon set in a white sky with attached feathers representing stars.

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Inuit Moon Mask

Caption:

Inuit mask representing the Moon and stars. The Inuit, formerly referred to as Eskimos, are a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Russia and the United States. This carved and painted mask, used in Inuit shamanistic rites, bears the face of the Moon set in a white sky with attached feathers representing stars.

Category:

History: Ancient

Credit:

Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size:

3972 x 3858 px | 43.8 MB

Print size:

33.6 x 32.7 cm | 13.2 x 12.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ABORIGINAL • ANIMISM • ARCTIC PEOPLE • ART • ARTFORM: ICON • CARVED • CARVING • CULTURAL • CULTURE • DEITIES • DEITY • ESKIMO • ESKIMOS • FACE • FEATHER • GOD • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY: ANCIENT • ICON • ICONOGRAPHY • IGALUK • INDIGENOUS • INUIT • LUNA • MASK • MOON • MYTH • MYTHOLOGICAL • MYTHOLOGY • NATIVE • PAINT • PAINTED • PEOPLE • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • RITE • RITUAL • SCULPTURE • SHAMANISM • SHAMANISTIC • SYMBOL • TARQEQ • WOOD • WOODEN