Mask
Item number 3440/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Paper mache Day of the Dead mask. Humanoid male with sunken eyes, a wide nose, and rounded face. Black curl painted along top edge of mask, in centre of forehead and in between thin eyebrows. Curl imitates hair. Black fuzzy fabric glued to sides of face and above mouth, imitating sideburns and chevron moustache. Face is painted pink beige, and nostrils and lips are red-pink. Eyes are blue, with black trim around them and their irises. Four gold-coloured teeth glued to top lip. Holes in mask for eyes, nose and mouth. Eye holes are oval-like and in between the painted eyes and eyebrows. Holes drilled into either side of mask, with an elastic cord knotted through. Inscription written inside mask.
History Of Use
Mask used during Days of the Dead.
Item History
- Made by Guero Perez (Maker) in Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico during 2019
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before August 20, 2020
- Received from Anthony A. Shelton (Donor) on August 20, 2020
What
- Name
- Mask
- Identification Number
- 3440/2
- Type of Item
- mask
- Material
- paper, paste adhesive, fibre, synthetic fibre, paint and dye
- Overall
- height 18.8 cm, width 16.7 cm, depth 12.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
Who
- Culture
- Mexican
- Creator
- Guero Perez (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Anthony A. Shelton (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 2019
- Ownership Date
- before August 20, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on August 20, 2020
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3440/0002
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