Conserving a Yup'ik Mask

Watch a video about the conservation of a Yup'ik Mask from the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, gifted to the museum in 2017. Objects Conservator Caitlin Mahony consults with Chuna McIntyre, a Yup'ik dancer, on her approach to the conservation.


Featuring:

Caitlin Mahony, Assistant Conservator, Objects Conservation, The Met

Chuna McIntyre, Yup'ik Dancer

Featured object:

Mask. Yup'ik, Alaska, United States, ca. 1900. Wood, pigment, vegetal fiber, iron nails, and feathers, 34 1/2 x 22 x 9 1/2 in. (87.6 x 55.9 x 24.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Valerie-Charles Diker Fund (2017, 2017.718.3)

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/751539

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This conservation project was made possible by Monika A. McLennan and children.

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies

Director: Kate Farrell
Producer: Melissa Bell
Editor: Stephanie Wuertz
Camera: Sarah Cowan, Alex Guns, Stephanie Wuertz
Production Coordinator: Bryan Martin
Production Assistant: Courtney Stith
Original Music: Austin Fisher
Graphic Design: Natasha Mileshina

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