Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan lily ) She certainly looks like

) She certainly looks like a crowned queen

glossy surface and turns black on exposure to air

The smaller measures 3 5/8" in diameter and 1 1/16" tall

One corner of the base is not square but rather cuts in a bit--see photos

so plenty weighty to keep even a long row of big art books tightly upright

Handmade Hide and Fur Mask with Wooly Beard, Presumed Nunamiut, Alaskan lily ) She certainly looks likeThis mask is one of the most extraordinary things I've had in my possession, for sure a stunning, exquisitely crafted object that I find unbelievably beautiful and powerful. I have done a fair amount of research, which has led me to believe that it is Native Alaskan, most likely made by a Nunamiut mask maker from the Anaktuvuk Pass though I am not 100% certain, and indeed, this and the two others I have are superior to any others I have seen.