Singing Seal Spirit Mask

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Saclamana often splits his masks with a baleen strip, placing an animal on one side and a face with human features on the other. This combination shows the union of the human and animals spirits. The human half of this mask resembles a traditional King Island dance mask, wherein the combination of human animal traits is a cultural tenet. The mask is set on a piece of whalebone and adorned with ptarmigan feathers.