Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/244 a-b

Wooden carnival mask with two standing cobras and a lizard above the head. The mask has a wide flat face, a short nose, a small protruding chin and a hole on each side. Part b is a white fabric fringe with red and purple stripes for hair.


  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material wood, fibre
  • Measurements height 78.5 cm, width 25.0 cm, depth 22.5 cm (overall) height 40.0 cm, width 352.0 cm (part b)

  • Creator Carlos Cabral
  • Field Collector Anthony A. Shelton
  • Previous Owner Anthony A. Shelton
  • Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Anthony A. Shelton

  • Made in Mazes
  • Collected in Portugal

  • Creation Date during 2010
  • Collection Date between 2011 and 2012
  • Ownership Date before September 17, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on September 17, 2012

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 2956/0244 a-b