September 18, 2009

Puffin Man, Alutiiq Superhero

An artistic mask in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian:

Puffin Man, Alutiiq SuperheroArtists/Makers:

Jerry Laktonen, Alutiiq (Pacific Eskimo), b. 1951; woven cape by Loa Ryan (Loa J. Ryan), Tsimshian [Metlakatla], b. 1939

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