Mask Item Number: 2669/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mask of Miyal Halmi (a spiteful grandmother) character. Round brown coloured face with white dots overall. White eyes, black eyebrows with white strips, bulbous nose and cheek bones, and red mouth. A black cloth covering and ties are attached to the back of the mask and hang down. Mask backing is yellow and has a white label with printed red characters to one side.
Specific Techniques
First the gourd masks were carved, then three layers of paper mache were applied, then they were painted.
Narrative
This set of masks were made in Canada after Mr. Han immigrated, but his family brought him the traditional materials to make the masks from Korea.
Iconographic Meaning
Miyal Halmi is the wife of the dirty old nobleman. She goes looking for her husband and gets so hungry that she digs up the roots of the arrowroot and other plants and eats them.
This gives her an allergic reaction that causes pimples to break out all over her face.
Item History
- Made by Changhyun Han (Maker) in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada between 2002 and 2003
- Owned by Changhyun Han before May 15, 2006
- Received from Changhyun Han (Donor) on May 15, 2006
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 2669/4
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- gourd fruit, cotton fibre, paper, adhesive and paint
- Overall
- height 55.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Creator
- Changhyun Han (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Changhyun Han
- Received from
- Changhyun Han (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 2002 and 2003
- Ownership Date
- before May 15, 2006
- Acquisition Date
- on May 15, 2006
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2669/0004