Natchiaq from Kuuk Paaruq (River Seal is My Name, From Big River)
Red Cedar, Old Ivory, Acrylic
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The face in the middle of the dance mask is Natchiaq, a man from Kuukparuk, a Kuukparukmiut. He was named for a small seal, natchiaq, that travels on the big river, the Colville on the North Slope where we always hunt them.