Mask representing the spirit Walaunuk ("Bubbles as they rise up through the water")
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik
label: Collector
content: Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949
label: Previous owner
content: Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949
label: Seller
content: Adams Hollis Twitchell (A. H. Twitchell), Non-Indian, 1872-1949
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Bethel, Alaska, trader Adams Hollis Twitchell (1872-1949), probably between 1905 and 1916; purchased by MAI from A. H. Twitchell in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Kuskokwim River; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik
label: See related items
content: Masks and Masking
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9/3432
label: Barcode
content: 093432.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Masks and Masking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Mask representing the spirit Walaunuk ("Bubbles as they rise up through the water")
label: Media/Materials
content: Driftwood, goose feather/feathers, cordage, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, cutout, pegged, tied, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 78 x 52 x 17 cm