Mask
MOA: University of British Columbia
2956/232
Unpainted wooden mask of a policeman wearing a hat with a star with the letters “P.S.P” on the front. Incised lines represent hair and a mustache. There are two holes on each side and one inside at the top.
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History Of Use
Carnival mask representing a policeman. Many of Adão de Castro Almeida’s carved masks focus on popular Carnavelesque characters including devils, Christ and authority figures.
- Type of Item mask
- Culture Portuguese
- Material wood
- Measurements height 38.5 cm, width 19.0 cm, depth 17.0 cm (overall)
- Creator Adao de Castro Almeida
- Field Collector Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Anthony A. Shelton
- Made in Lazarim
- Collected in Portugal
- Creation Date during 2011
- Collection Date between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date on September 17, 2012
- Condition good
- Accession Number 2956/0232