Mask Item Number: 2821/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Parrot mask with a green head and a grey beak. Black and yellow horizontal lines distinguish beak from parrot face. Top of head has repeating pattern of white, red and black horizontal stripes on top of green base colour. Eyes are raised circular holes outlined in red, yellow and black, with white and brown porcupine quills(?) inserted and radiating outwards in a circle. Mouth outlined with red and black line. Red nostrils. Mask is carved from wood. Appears to have been coated in plaster before painting.
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
- 2821/7
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood, plaster ?, paint and porcupine quill
- Overall
- height 29.5 cm, width 18.0 cm, depth 15.9 cm, height 29.5 cm, width 33.0 cm, depth 21.5 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 2821/0007