Mask Item Number: 971/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round mask of a cat-like animal. Face has two protruding blue coloured bumps above the eyes, has a bulbous bump in between the eyes and above the nose, has two protruding yellow and dark-red eye brow ridges, two protruding black and white eyes, a wide yellow and dark-red protruding snout and cheek bone area, and an incised mouth with long and wide multi coloured tongue hanging from the mouth. Green, blue, red, and natural coloured raffia(?) is tied around the perimeter of the mask, on top of the head, and underneath the nose. The animal has two red, orange, and yellow ears that are attached to the mask with metal wire.