Mask
About this object
History of use
Physical description
Pink face mask (part a) with large black beard, thick eyesbrows and a moustache. Inserted into the mouth is a bejeweled pipe (part b). The mask is composed of animal hide, which has been painted pink. The lower portion has been cut, then stitched together to give the mask its shape. Holes are cut for the eyes, nostrils and mouth. A single small black dot is placed below the mask's left eye. A length of thin black string is looped through the top centre of the mask.
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Materials
Date Made
2017
Date Acquired
11 Apr 2018
How Acquired
Sold
Credit Line
Purchase funded by the Michael O'Brian Family FoundationMore...
Measurements
Overall: 23 cm x 22 cm x 30 cm
Object Number
3289/56 a-b