mask (dance & live theatre)

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 9.812ii
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 9.812ii

Carved wooden mask depicting an anthropomorphic or zoomorphic face, with two eyeholes and nostril holes. The mask has a hinged lower jaw with wooden pegs forming the teeth, and is attached with vegetable fibre cord. It is decorated overall with red pigment with blue, black,and white detailing. There are perforations around the top of the head, with the remains of feather decoration.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
9.812ii
PLACE
CULTURE
Inuit (Scandinavian)
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 217 mm x 130 mm x 42 mm; overall: 8.0709 x 4.8425 x 1.378 in.; 205 x 123 x 35 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; pigment; vegetable fibre; feathers
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Americas > Arctic - clothing, shamanism and sharing food
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