Mask
Item number 2655/44 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large gray-green skull(?) mask with large close-set cut-out eyes with high ridges, long oval-shaped cut-out nostrils, and a wide, cut-out, and opened scalloped mouth. Two holes are located parallel to the eyes at the rim of the mask.
History Of Use
Mask used during Days of the Dead.
Item History
- Made in Guerrero, Mexico ?
- Owned by Alfred H. Siemens before August 17, 2005
- Received from Alfred H. Siemens (Donor) on August 17, 2005
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 2655/44
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood and paint
- Overall
- height 25.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 14.8 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guerrero, Mexico ?
Who
- Culture
- Mexican
- Previous Owner
- Alfred H. Siemens
- Received from
- Alfred H. Siemens (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 2005
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 2005
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 91
- Accession Number
- 2655/0044
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