In visual terms, then, many dance masks of the Yup’ik are elaborate composite sculptures. The ones that have survived, now in museums and private collections, did so because they caught …

Dance mask (kegginaquq sg kegginaquk dual kegginaqut pl) was a central element in Yup'ik ceremonial dancing. Dance fans or finger masks or maskettes ( tegumiaq sg tegumiak dual …

A Yup'ik/Cup'ik dance mask (kegginaquq) with the head of walrus yua. Toggle harpoon points are appended to the lower face, over which two walrus figures arch, topped by hunters in kayaks.

Yup’ik masks danced in the middle of winter. A host village would send out messengers to other villages that the ceremony was to begin or start. The host village would always perform.

The masks worn by costumed dancers were often danced in pairs and represented a variety of animals, supernatural beings, and animal helpers. Humorous examples were also known, …

Dec 7, 2023 · Yupik masks are worn during shamanic rituals and dances. In mask making, mostly woods washed ashore by the waves and materials such as horn and bone are used. The …

This whimsical mask incorporates key elements of the Yup’ik natural world. The central face likely represents a seal spirit or “inua”. Surrounding the central image are fish, quadrupeds …

Oct 5, 2020 · It wasn’t so long ago that Yup’ik culture, in Alaska ’s subarctic Bristol Bay, revolved around dance. There were dances of greeting, dance festivals, dances that went all along the …

Oct 15, 2015 · The Yup'ik Dance Masks Tradition: A discussion with Yup'ik dancer, Chuna McIntyre, and Sean Mooney, Curator of the Carpenter Collection ...more.

Dec 29, 2017 · Wooden mask, fur, feather, leaf and stalks, 57 cm, Kuskokwim Bay, 1930s. The masks formed part of the belief in a complicated spiritual life that honored those beings that …