Mask Item Number: 2956/234 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden carnival mask representing a devil with two phallic shaped horns. He has incised lines respresenting a mustache, a small hole between the eyebrows and a protruding chin. There is a hole on each side and one at the top. There is a piece of yellow foam stapled on the back lower edge.
History Of Use
Carnival mask representing a devil. Many of Adão de Castro Almeida’s carved masks focus on popular Carnavelesque characters including devils, Christ and authority figures.
Item History
- Made by Adao de Castro Almeida (Maker) in Lazarim, Viseu, Portugal during 2011
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton in Portugal between 2011 and 2012
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before September 17, 2012
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) on September 17, 2012
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 2956/234
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- wood and polyurethane foam
- Overall
- height 47.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 14.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Portuguese
- Creator
- Adao de Castro Almeida (Maker)
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lazarim, Viseu, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- during 2011
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2956/0234