Mask Item Number: 2821/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Male face mask in a Moorish style with black beard and blue and red headdress. The headdress has three stick like protrusions, with knobbed ends, coming out from the sides and centre of forehead. The sticks are painted with spiralling stripes of red, yellow, black green, and blue, with ribbon streamers of red and yellow tied to the ends. The face of the man is yellow-white with pink forehead and cheeks, red lips, and green eyes. The pupils and nostrils are open holes.
Iconographic Meaning
Meant to represent a Moor, but the style is invented, rather than traditional.
Cultural Context
Folk art; made for sale at local shops and markets.
Item History
- Made in Guerrero, Mexico before 1990
- Collected between 1970 and 1985
- Owned by Esther Frid before September 22, 2010
- Received from Esther Frid (Donor) on September 22, 2010
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 2821/3
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, synthetic fibre ? and paint
- Overall
- height 41.0 cm, width 29.5 cm, depth 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mexican
- Previous Owner
- Esther Frid
- Received from
- Esther Frid (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guerrero, Mexico
When
- Creation Date
- before 1990
- Collection Date
- between 1970 and 1985
- Ownership Date
- before September 22, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on September 22, 2010
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2821/0003