Mask Item Number: 1383/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A brown wooden mask with bulbous cheeks and tufts of hair along the top of the head. The eyebrows are painted red, the blue eyes have a hole in their pupils, with another hole below each eye. The red nostrils are cut out, the red mouth is slightly parted and the ears are carved.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1900
- Owned by Michael Beaton before December 1, 1989
- Received from Michael Beaton (Donor) on December 1, 1989
What
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian
- Previous Owner
- Michael Beaton
- Received from
- Michael Beaton (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Ownership Date
- before December 1, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on December 1, 1989
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 17
- Accession Number
- 1383/0005