Theatrical Mask
date: label: Accession Date
content: 5 Jul 1899
label: Collection Date
content: 1898
name: label: Collector
content: Prof Alexander G. Bell
label: Donor Name
content: Prof Alexander G. Bell
notes: label: Notes
content: Illus. and described p. 192 in Robert Pontsioen, "The Alexander Graham Bell Collection of Japanese Masks at the Smithsonian," Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide 17, no. 2 (Autumn 2018), https://doi.org/10.29411/ncaw.2018.17.2.8 (accessed ‎November‎ ‎6‎, ‎2018). Identified there: Artist unknown, Mask, Japan, ca. 1898. Wood, gofun, glass, paper, animal hair, fiber twine, paint. 8.5 x 8 x 9.3 in (excluding beard hair). Interestingly, this specimen has a remarkably similar shape to E204161, although an impressive beard, made of what appears to be horsehair, has been added. The moustache and beard hair has been inserted in small bunches into holes crafted into the mask, and unlike the previous masks, the eyelashes consist of individually attached animal hairs. It is in superb condition.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 035254
label: USNM Number
content: E204162-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mask