Two small wooden dowels allow the bear's jaw to articulate.
Description | Two small wooden dowels allow the bear's jaw to articulate. |
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About the Artist | (1935 or 1936-1999) Ivan Boyd Otterlifter Sherk, an American citizen, signed his work in a stylized "CYOT" Sherk's interest in Northwest Coast masks is evident in the carvings he created. Reportedly he was adopted into a Tlingit clan. |
Medium | Cedar, pigment, hair |
Size | 11" height X 14" length X 12" width |
Signed | "Cyot" on mask's interior |
Date of creation | Circa 1985 |
Condition | Excellent |
Provenance | VP |