Mask
Item number 1373/16 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A dark brown headpiece with a long curved nose. Atop the headpiece there protrudes forward a long flat curved piece with a fin-like ridge. Along the curved sides of the headpiece and the sides of the protruding long flat curved piece there is a red-brown and grey-white triangular geometric pattern. Holes have been made along the bottom of the headpiece.
Item History
- Made in Burkina Faso
- Owned by Helen Purkis before May 30, 1989
- Received from Helen Purkis (Donor) on May 30, 1989
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 1373/16
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, paint and stain
- Overall
- height 22.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 28.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Burkina Faso
Who
- Culture
- West African
- Previous Owner
- Helen Purkis
- Received from
- Helen Purkis (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 30, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on May 30, 1989
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1373/0016
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