Mask Item Number: 2655/124 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Multi-coloured devil with long, blunt nose, leather tongue, sheep skin under chin, and fur around bottom of each horn. Horns are painted with lengthwise green, silver, and red stripes; teeth are in silver; rest of face is in green, red, silver, blue, pink, and yellow. A flap of silver leather is attached to the left side of the forehead and it has fur around top end. Rear has cloth covering and fibre cord for holding mask onto a face.
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
- 2655/124
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- sheep skin ?, leather skin, fibre, metal, horn, wood and paint
- Overall
- height 44.6 cm, width 32.4 cm, depth 21.3 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
- 2655/0124