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Balsa wood (Ochroma sp.) painted dance mask representing the bureru bird with painted designs and bark cloth (Olmedia sp.), alternate set of balsa wood "ears".
Balsa wood (Ochroma sp.) painted dance mask representing the bureru bird with painted designs and bark cloth (Olmedia sp.), alternate set of balsa wood "ears".
Object Number 49-20-30/7197
Display Title Balsa wood (Ochroma sp.) painted dance mask representing the bureru bird with painted designs and bark cloth (Olmedia sp.), alternate set of balsa wood "ears".
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mask, cylindrical, carved human face, polychrome, piece of bark cloth, 4 paddles
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yukuna
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Additional Geographic Terms Colombia: Upper Amazon: Mirití-Paraná River; Caqueta River, affluent of the
Materials Balsa wood Paint Barkcloth
Dimensions Overall: 38.5 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm (15 3/16 x 7 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 49-20-30/7197
Provenance
Collector Dr. Richard Evans Schultes
Donor Donated by Dr. Richard Evans Schultes

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