Mask Item Number: 2821/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mask of bald, dark-skinned male with long curling brown beard and moustache. Cheeks are rouged with red pigment. Forehead and area between eyebrows are wrinkled. Length of nose is exaggerated.
Cultural Context
Folk art; made for sale at local shops and markets.
Iconographic Meaning
The style of this type of mask would have been influenced by pictures of classical Greek sculpture in books or magazines, even though the males are actually meant to represent Spaniards.
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
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
- good
- Accession Number
- 2821/0011