Ookpik Spirit (Snowy Owl)

Red Cedar, Acrylic
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Ookpik is the Inupiat word for snowy owl. This snowy owl spirit mask would have traditionally been used for storytelling and dancing. The Inupiat word for Barrow, AK–the artist’s home town–is Ukpiagvik, or, The Place for Hunting Snowy Owls.