Half-human, half-animal shamanic mask representing the irci - Lot 285

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Half-human, half-animal shamanic mask representing the irci - Lot 285
Half-human, half-animal shamanic mask representing the irci spirit. The shaman's transformation is dramatically displayed here in the mask's design, with two identities represented in a third. The mask represents two faces appearing in profile, that of a man and that of a fox, ouirci combining to form a third face. The mask's mobile external attributes represent three salmon, a hand, a foot and two geometric ornaments. The Irci mask appears during the "messenger" ceremony. Polychrome wood, feathers and fabric. Carrying bit on the back. Diameter: 45 cm. Alaska, Nunivak Island. Circa 1940. Feathers from the Common Raven (Corvus corax), specimen predating the French Environmental Code. Brant Mackley Gallery, Hershey,PA.
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