Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Anonymous gift

Gift of Frederic Zeller

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Wooden mask of a woman’s face, with all features carved rather than solely painted. Black wavy hair surrounds a small, intricately carved, floral motif headdress painted bronze. Thin brows sweep over eye holes emphasized with black paint. A wide protruding nose has 2 nostril holes bored through the wood over a wide, thin lipped red mouth, turning down at the edges, open and containing even white teeth. Two holes are bored through the sides of the mask at the edges, and one at the top centre. The interior of the mask is concave and painted brown. Main colours are yellow, black, bronze, red and brown.

Mask of a large male head with full beard. Face is red, eyes are dark green and off-white. Purple-brown beard and curls around forehead are shaped as stylized ringlets; moustache is curled at ends. Male is wearing a brown-bronze, dome-shaped helmet with a gold coloured flat rim, decorated with black lines and circles. Base of mask is made of wood, while face and helmet appear to be made from plaster.

Mask of dark-skinned bald man with long curling dark brown beard and red lips. Both sides of the head have the design of a crocodile etched in. Forehead has four protruding circular designs. Inscription carved into wood inside back of mask.