Mask Item Number: K2.403 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown mask with a large, stylized antelope head rising from the top; mask completely shields the face, with only two small eye holes. Covered with geometric painted designs in red and white.
History Of Use
Used in ceremonial dance, for dispersal of the spirits of the dead.
Item History
- Made in Burkina Faso
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before January 1973
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during January 1973
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- K2.403
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood and ochre pigment
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and painted
- Overall
- height 108.0 cm, width 16.5 cm, depth 46.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kurumba
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Burkina Faso
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during January 1973
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0233/0056