Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan mesopotamian Great on a desk

Great on a desk

and I have not found another quite like it

each is signed (incised) jg on the underside

These sorts of refrigerator jugs/pitchers were designed with spatial economy in mind

5 1/2" tall x x  4 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" deep

Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan mesopotamian Great on a deskThis 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.