Loca Mask Item Number: 2946/19 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small mask with a pink face and curved black and brown horns. The eyes have blue irises which fade to flesh-colour near the black pupils. There is a large horizontal bulge over the bridge of the nose. The brows and cheeks are rounded and raised. Thick, black, eyebrows are painted above each eye in a shallow arch. The red mouth has a protruding upper lip with three short white teeth framed by a pair of long curled fangs. The horns have brown edges and are painted black down the central ridge. There is white elastic tied on at the back, knotted through two small holes on either side of the face.
History Of Use
Crazy Woman (Loca) mask. Performed on the feast days of the Virgin of Candelaria. The Crazy Woman is sometimes described as Supay's wife.
Narrative
Purchased from a festival mask rental shop in Puno.
Item History
- Made in Puno, Puno, Peru
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton during February 2012
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before March 12, 2012
- Received from Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) on March 12, 2012
What
Who
- Culture
- Peruvian
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Puno, Puno, Peru
When
- Collection Date
- during February 2012
- Ownership Date
- before March 12, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on March 12, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2946/0019