Mask Item Number: 2655/87 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Leather helmet-type mask with protruding ears, eyes, mouth, nose, tongue, and whiskers; protrusions are pieces of leather attched with string; whiskers are of quills stuck in bunches into pierced holes in the leather; mouth has pointy white teeth covering an opening; eyes have glass mirrors(?) inside; nose is a vertical roll of leather.
Item History
- Made in 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
- 2655/87
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- leather skin, badger hair ?, paint and fibre
- Overall
- height 35.8 cm, width 34.0 cm, depth 32.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mexican
- Previous Owner
- Alfred H. Siemens
- Received from
- Alfred H. Siemens (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Mexico
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 2005
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 2005
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 91
- Accession Number
- 2655/0087