Mask Item Number: 2872/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mask of a man’s face, with delicately carved features and decorations. An elaborate, many pointed headdress covers the black hair, and is painted with a variety of colourful designs and a bronze forehead band. A serpent head sits at each ear area. The eyebrows are fine and black above wide black eyes, with eye holes bored through the wood under each pupil. The nose is long and protruding with 2 bored nostril holes. The smiling mouth is delicately carved, and contains bronze teeth. Above is a small painted moustache. The interior of the mask is concave and painted a dark brown, with a red and gold seal and words of a script carved into the interior forehead area.
History Of Use
Indonesian theatre or dancing mask (wayang topeng).
Item History
- Made in Java, Indonesia
- Collected between 1990 and 1999
- Owned by Betty Cairney
- Owned by Jack Cairney before March 15, 2011
- Received from Jack Cairney (Donor) on March 15, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Javanese
- Previous Owner
- Betty Cairney and Jack Cairney
- Received from
- Jack Cairney (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Java, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- between 1990 and 1999
- Ownership Date
- before March 15, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on March 15, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2872/0002