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I MOA: Ed1.241 - Mask

Mask

Item number Ed1.241 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Red animal face mask with ears at top of head, and brown fur around the sides and top. The animal face has gold, black, white, and black concentric circles around the eye holes, and a human nose. There are black and white spots on the lower face, alternating black and white painted stripes on the lips, and a red head cloth and fabric ties attached at the back of the mask. Inscriptions on inside.

History Of Use

The Pongsan Mask Dance-Drama and the Yangju Pyol Sandae Nori, both of which combine dialogue, dance, and music, are part of a cycle of folk plays found throughout Korea. This mask is used in the Pongsan Dance-Drama, unique in its use of quotations from classical poetry.