Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan Tel Aviv with just a few small

with just a few small dark spots on the front

Those striped and checkerboard patterns-- created by way of the natural dyes--are pretty great too

These signed pieces date to sometime between the 17th and 19th century

with a few tiny scuff marks/discolorations

Based on others I have found

Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan Tel Aviv with just a few smallThis mask is one of the most extraordinary things I've had in my possession, for sure a stunning, exquisitely crafted object that I find unbelievably beautiful and powerful. I have done a fair amount of research, which has led me to believe that it is Native Alaskan, most likely made by a Nunamiut mask maker from the Anaktuvuk Pass though I am not 100% certain, and indeed, this and the two others I have are superior to any others I have seen.