Sujet
Ipiutak burial mask
Légende
Ipiutak burial mask, There are 80 cavities around the mask that were apparently inlaid with jet. A grave find from the Point Hope settlement, Alaska. Burial masks were placed over the face of a shaman at death to prevent the spirit returning to reanimate the corpse, then buried between the knees of the deceased. USA Alaska. Eskimo Ipiutak culture. Before 500 AD. Point Hope.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ American Museum of Natural History, New York
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A24_049
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,1Mo (1,1Mo) / 24,7cm x 29,6cm / 2916 x 3492 (300dpi)