Mask

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.

Mask represents Luis Felipe Vieira, president of FC Sport Lisboa e Benefica (Portuguese football club), a rival of the chairman of FC Porto (also, see mask 2956/236).

Carved wooden mask with long stretched face and ears, protruding lower lip and jowls. Incised lines for hair and mustache. There's a hole on each side and two on top. Twine attached at back.