Mask Item Number: 3522/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Wooden animal face mask with a narrow face and beak-like mouth. Mask has a pronounced brow over circular eyes; eyes are inlaid with what appears to be white glass? Nose has a thin bridge before smoothly flaring out at the base; mouth is open and angled downward. All sides of mask are rounded; interior is hollow. Mask has holes for the eyes.

History Of Use

Zoomorphic type of mask.

Narrative

The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.

Item History

What

Name
Mask
Identification Number
3522/35
Type of Item
mask
Material
wood and glass ?
Overall
height 22.0 cm, width 12.9 cm, depth 9.5 cm

Who

Culture
Dan and Krahn
Previous Owner
Donald White
Received from
Donald White (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Liberia

When

Collection Date
between 1965 and 1968
Ownership Date
before August 27, 2021
Acquisition Date
on August 27, 2021

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
3522/0035