Mask
Life Story
This triangular shaped mask is rounded off at the top where incised grooved indicate the hairline. Facial features show two round protruding eyes, a triangular shaped nose and a horizontal mouth with thick, protruding lips. Holes round the rim of the mask indicate the attachment of a costume or headdress. Evidence of kaolin or some encrustation seems evident.
Helen Coleman
Entry written for VADS website (https://vads.ac.uk)
Provenance
Purchased by Robert and Lisa Sainsbury from Mathias Komor in 1967.
Donated to the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia in 1973 as part of the original gift.
Not on display
Title/Description: Mask
Born: 1900 - 1999
Measurements: h. 330 x w. 208 x d. 105 mm
Accession Number: 207
Historic Period: 20th century
Credit Line: Donated by Robert and Lisa Sainsbury, 1973
