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Walrus head carved into man's face with carved animal tusks, inset ivory eyes and driftwood pupils,

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Walrus head carved into man's face with carved animal tusks, inset ivory eyes and driftwood pupils,
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Walrus head carved into man's face with carved animal tusks, inset ivory eyes and driftwood pupils, musk ox hair, cross fox ruff, mounted on wood by Joseph Inakak from Newtok, AK- There is a story of a shaman from the Nelson Island area who said that, before he passed away, he would become a red walrus. No man would be able to catch or kill him and would be seen only from afar off, never within shooting or striking distance. A few men from the Nelson Island area have said that they have seen the elusive red walrus, who is said to be still around today. No one has been able to get within distance to catch or kill it. This is a story told to Joseph Inakak by an 80+ year old man from Newtok. And this mask is a depiction of that shaman. (147)