Mask

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/245

Wooden carnival mask with a cobra and a lizard at the top. The cobra goes from the right side over the nose. The lizard is on the forehead with its tail to the left side of the face. A multicoloured fabric fringe hangs from the back.


  • Type of Item mask
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material wood, fibre
  • Measurements height 87.0 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 27.0 cm (overall)

  • 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 2956/0245