Breadcrumb Home Human Connections History & Cultures https://ocean.si.edu/human-connections/history-cultures/inupiat-ceremonial-mask Inupiat Ceremonial Mask photo Inupiat Ceremonial Mask (NMNH Anthropology Collections/Smithsonian Institution) Made from spruce wood and caribou teeth, this mask was worn in ceremonies of thanksgiving. It sits atop a decorative breastplate with images of whaling crews in skin boats called umiaks. Tags: Whales Maritime history