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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Bark Cloth Peleacon Mask (2000.01.0157) | |
| Classification | Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifact : Mask | |
| Visual Description | Barkcloth hood with wooden brown and black face. Left eye has glass covering. Mouth has metal jagged teeth. Ears are brown and yellow stripped. Ears sew on to hood not wooden face. Yellow neck band in the shape of a V. Glass fragment present in separate bag. | |
| Artist/Maker | None | |
| Geographic Location | America, South, Brazil, Mari Acu, Mari Acu | |
| Period/Date | , 1970 | |
| Culture | Tukuna | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 47.2 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 36.1 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 31.1 cm | |
| Weight | N/A | |
| Measuring Remarks | Length is from top to bottom. Width including the ears. Smaller width is at the bottom. Weight is waived. - CRK Department of Anthropology, Bolian, Charles E., 3/31/1971: 49 x 30 cm. | |
| Materials | Textile--Bark, Glass, Wood, Pigment, Metal--Tin | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Assembling, Painting, Cutting--Glass, Cutting, Sewing | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | "Masquerades and Demons" Catalogue #40: Bark-cloth mask, made for girl's puberty ceremony. Bark cloth, untwisted chambira, cedro wood, eyes, attached with brea, teeth from tin can. Bark cloth white; face, achiote red, safroa yellow, chontaduro green on bark cloth. Mari Acu, Brazil; 49 x 30 cm. 21731. | |
| Scholarly Notes | N/A | |
| Comparanda | 1 --LOA Quantity Field | |
| Bibliography | Masquerades and Demons, Tukuna Bark-Cloth Paintings, Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Department of Anthropology, UIUC | |
| Reproduction | N/A | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |