Mask Item Number: 1418/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A wood mask painted with a red face, silvery-white mouth and ears, and two horns painted silvery-white in between and black all around while curving sideways and downward to the ears. The eyes are cut out. There is a beard made of plant fibre strands, and there is a headdress at the back made of wood strips of bark tied together. Mask is on a mount.
Item History
- Made in West Africa, Africa
- Owned by Diamond Almas before February 23, 1990
- Received from Diamond Almas (Donor) on February 23, 1990
What
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Diamond Almas
- Received from
- Diamond Almas (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- West Africa, Africa
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 23, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 1990
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1418/0002