Mask

Museum number:
9-11142
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011142
Alternate number:
273 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
drama mask (wolf's head); painted wood, aluminum foil; 42.5 cm length; 11.2 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district (Bhil tribe)
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Aluminum (metal), Paper (fiber product), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
used by men during tribal drama (gavri) performances; tied to top of actor's head; made by men of carpenter caste
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 42.5 centimeters and width 11.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 9-11142, described as drama mask (wolf's head); painted wood, aluminum foil; 42.5 cm length; 11.2 cm widthHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 9-11142, described as drama mask (wolf's head); painted wood, aluminum foil; 42.5 cm length; 11.2 cm widthHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 9-11142, described as drama mask (wolf's head); painted wood, aluminum foil; 42.5 cm length; 11.2 cm widthHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Mask, accession number 9-11142, described as drama mask (wolf's head); painted wood, aluminum foil; 42.5 cm length; 11.2 cm width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 9-11142, described as drama mask (wolf's head); painted wood, aluminum foil; 42.5 cm length; 11.2 cm width

Tools