Mask Item Number: 2872/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Mask of a woman’s face, with delicately carved features. The face has closed red lips, with small lines carved at each side of the mouth. The protruding nose has two nostril holes bored through the wood. Eyeholes are also bored, and sit directly under the pupils of long slanted eyes. The eyebrows are black and quite thick. A headdress decorated with up-pointing triangles covers the hair. The inside of the mask is concave and painted brown with a seal carved into the wood and painted bronze and red. Text has been carved above the seal.
History Of Use
Wooden 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
- 2872/0004