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Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/220

Carved wooden carnival mask depicting a man's face with pointed teeth around the mouth opening and protruding ears and nose. A snake projects from the forehead out and down the proper right side of the mask, the body of which curls down the side of the head, behind the ear, with the tail reaching the mouth. The hair, eyebrows, eyes and body of the snake are all indicated by a burnt decoration.

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material wood, metal
  • Measurements height 31.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 22.5 cm (overall)
  • Creator Joao Manuel Esteves
  • Field Collector Anthony A. Shelton
  • Previous Owner Anthony A. Shelton
  • Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Anthony A. Shelton
  • Made in Ousilhao
  • Collected in Portugal
  • Creation Date before 2010
  • Collection Date between 2011 and 2012
  • Ownership Date before September 17, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on September 17, 2012
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2956/0220

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