Ex-French collection of tribal decoration The Yupik ritual masks illustrate the artistic expressionism of the ceremonial art of the Eskimo peoples, characterized by their matte polychromy. The Arctic regions of North America, known as "Inuit Nunangat", are home to the Inuit people, closely related to the Yupitt and Yupiks of Alaska and Siberia. The Yupik and Inuit, while respecting certain traditional conventions, create a variety of ceremonial masks in terms of size and aesthetics. On each occasion, guided by a dream, the shaman communicates to the carver the specific function and form of the required mask, which he himself will wear. These masks are associated with the souls, or "yua", of different animals or fish, and their use is accompanied by rituals intended to honor these spiritual entities.
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