Mask Item Number: Ed1.245 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Paper maché face mask with white face and no hair. Eyes and eyebrows are in black, and there is a small, oval-shaped mouth with rounded corners and red lips. Mask is attached to a white head cloth with straps at back. 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.
Iconographic Meaning
Colour and design are typical of a character called Sangjwa (young nun), female mask
Item History
- Made by Ki-Soo Kim (Maker) in Korea
- Owned by Government of the Republic of Korea before June 14, 1984
- Received from Government of the Republic of Korea (Donor) on June 14, 1984
What
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Creator
- Ki-Soo Kim (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Government of the Republic of Korea
- Received from
- Government of the Republic of Korea (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korea
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 14, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on June 14, 1984
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0967/0028