ID: 700008617 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008617	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Yupik Nepcetaq (Shaman Mask) (mask (costume); unknown Yupik; 20th century; National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC, United S...; SI, 153624)

Note: Ten feathers are bent through holes in the upper rim and sewn in place. This "nepcetaq" (shaman mask) represents a face peering through a triangular shield, painted red, white, and black. The mask was used in dances and ceremonies, especially during the long winter darkness when dances and storytelling took place in the qasgiq (traditional men’s house) using these masks.

Titles:

Yupik Nepcetaq (Shaman Mask) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

mask (costume) [300138758] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), <costume by function>)

nepcetaq [300265271]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), <costume by function>, masks (costume), ceremonial masks)

Classifications:

costume / clothing (preferred)

Native American art

Creation Date: 20th century

Creator Display:

unknown Yupik [preferred,VP]

artists unknown Yupik (Yupik cultural designation) [500204604]

Locations:

Current: National Museum of Natural History (Washington, DC, United States) [500311469] Smithsonian Institution, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: SI, 153624

Other: Creation: Alaska [7006450] United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: wood, paint, and feathers

	paint (coating) [300015029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	feathers (animal components) [300400474]
	.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, animal components)

Dimensions: 35.6 cm (width) (14 inches)

Cultures:

Yupik (preferred)

General Subject:

human figures (preferred)

apparel (isness)

ceremonial objects (isness)

religion and mythology

Specific Subjects:

	face (animal component) [300251798]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, animal components) (AAT)

	storytelling [300250904]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <concepts in the arts and humanities>, <genres in literature and performing arts>, <genres for performing arts>) (AAT)

	dancing (activity) [300389779]
	.....(Activities Facet, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name), physical activities, <physical activities by specific context>, <public and interactive activities>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Yupik Nepcetaq (Shaman Mask)	........ [VP]
	........ Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History [online] (2016-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History [online] (2016-)