Mask
Item number K2.418 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Stylized human mask with an elongated face, bulbous eyes and cheeks, and a low brow ridge; black hair attached at chin. Black mask with an open red mouth. Remnants of burlap-like material attached around the sides.
Item History
- Made in Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
- Collected in Sierra Leone
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before 1972
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) during 1972
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- K2.418
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, hair, fibre, paint ? and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- stained and carved
- Overall
- height 62.0 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 20.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
- Collected in
- Sierra Leone
Who
- Culture
- Dan ?
- Previous Owner
- Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1972
- Acquisition Date
- during 1972
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0160/0127
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