Mask Item Number: Sh1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Soft light wood; truncated cone shape with centre hollowed out. Face on flat frontal surface has projecting geometric nose, perforated eye slits. Blue eyebrows and smiling mouth painted on; flaking white lime overall. Brown feathers placed in holes once circled entire edge of face. Many have deteriorated. Large painted u-shaped comb in pink, blue, and green projects from top of head. Sections cut out for design of pink triangle topped by a blue painted bar to separate from two roosters in profile facing each other at top.
History Of Use
Worn at a maize harvest festival.
Iconographic Meaning
A forest spirit mask; its representation has little changed since the 16th century. The roosters are the result of Spanish influence.
Narrative
Alan Sawyer note: collected between 1938 adn 1949 by Dr. Enrique Palavencino and Dr. Maria Delia Millan de Palavencino.
Item History
- Made in Aguaray, Argentina before 1949
- Collected during 1938
- Owned by Enrique Palavencino and Maria Delia Palavencino
- Owned by Erika H. Sawyer and Alan R. Sawyer before December 27, 1979
- Received from Alan R. Sawyer (Donor) and Erika H. Sawyer (Donor) on December 27, 1979
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- Sh1
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, feather, fibre and lime mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, painted and perforated
- Overall
- height 38.8 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 13.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chane
- Previous Owner
- Enrique Palavencino, Maria Delia Palavencino, Erika H. Sawyer and Alan R. Sawyer
- Received from
- Alan R. Sawyer (Donor) and Erika H. Sawyer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Aguaray, Argentina
When
- Creation Date
- before 1949
- Collection Date
- during 1938
- Ownership Date
- before December 27, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 27, 1979
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0582/0009