Owl spirit mask from the Lower Yukon River, Alaska.

A label on the reverse indicates its seizure by the Nazis during WWII and its subsequent classification as degenerate art. (Alaska Shop 1999)

Provenance:
Alaska Shop, Gallery of Eskimo Art, New York, 1999
Jack Bryan, 1999
German collection

Publishing History:
Lois Sherr Dubin. North Amrican Indian Jewelry and Adornment from Prehistory to the Present. New York. Harry N. Abrams, 1999: 83 (fig.126).