Mask Item Number: 864/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

A large light brown wood mask with massive amounts of hair on string flowing down. The round red eyes bulge out with slits carved out underneath. The big wide nose has its nostrils cut out with two pointed protrusions up the sides of the nose. The big open black mouth has red gums and long white teeth with two fangs curved outward to the sides at either ends. There is an elaborate crown headdress with five protrusions curved outward. The large ears are attached to the sides with string and are decorated with red curved lines and the lobes are pierced with black earrings decorated with gold. The tongue is a long piece which falls out down from the mask and is made of red skin decorated with glass mirrors and gold ornaments.