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It seems more likely that the head sculpture represents a species of Puffin, and not a Loon. The shape of the bill is nothing like the long, sharp bill of the Loons, but is very similar to the bill of a Puffin Also, Puffins sometimes return to their nesting sites with small fish held in their bill, neatly alternating head and tail grasping of the five to seven small prey being brought back to the nest to feed the young. Nesting is typically on a steep, rocky costal location.Fishcook (talk) 05:51, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I think the discussion refers to an image that was deleted a long time ago, not to the Curtis photo in the infobox.Dankarl (talk) 13:56, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Moved here:
message from bot 14 Dec 2007: Deleted image removed: File:Bamosmask2.JPGContemporary mask
Descriptive paragraph: The animal at the top of the mask is a loon with a fish in its mouth. Heading down on each side are two identical pieces which are the front walrus flippers. Continuing downward are the two wings of the loon, followed by two walruses. Following them are the two webbed feet of the loon, then the two rear flippers of the walrus, then the loons rear tail. In the center of the mask is the halibut with a baby seal face centered in the middle.Dankarl (talk) 16:06, 24 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The mask described is possibly illustrated hereDankarl (talk) 21:36, 25 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
though on examination (a) it also looks more like a puffin than a loon, and (b) doesn't seem to be carrying a fish. Maybe another in a series by the same artist.Dankarl (talk) 23:03, 26 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
