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Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/239

Carved wooden mask. Mask shows two crease lines on forehead, a large protruding nose, wide thin lips, and a square chin. Incised lines for hair.

  • Iconographic Meaning

    Mask represents Pedro Passos Coelho, Prime Minister of Portugal from 2011 to present. A rivalry exists between he and Jose Socrates--see mask 2956/240.

  • History Of Use

    Carnival mask. The mask makers of Lazarim have their own unique individual styles and distinctive repertoire of character types; José António da Silva Costa specializes in caricatures of public personalities.

  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material wood
  • Measurements height 35.0 cm, width 18.5 cm, depth 14.5 cm (overall)
  • Creator Jose Antonio da Silva Costa
  • 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 2956/0239

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