Mask Item Number: 3522/36 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Wooden humanoid mask with a narrow face that tapers at the chin. Mask has a pronounced brow, over protruding circular eyes; large nose is crooked and triangular. Both features are carved in high relief. The large space between the nose and open mouth is smooth and flares outward, transitioning into the upper lip. Six flat-tipped triangles extend from the top edge of the forehead, imitating hair. Sides and top of mask are flat, chin is rounded and mask interior is hollow. Mask has holes for eyes and mouth. Holes drilled along left and right sides; similar holes drilled into edge of bottom lip.
Bugle (bu gle) type mask, used to frighten people.
The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.