Ticunas mask

information unknown1850 - 1900

Big hood mask built by tapa (bark macerated and beaten).The mask could figure Jurupari, evil genius.

Details

Title: Ticunas mask
Creator: information unknown
Date: 1850 - 1900
Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
Physical Dimensions: w55 x h57 x d1,5 cm
Donor: Enrico Schivazappa
Date of donation: 1886
Bibliography: Bolondi C. in Maria Bernabo' Brea e Angela Mutti "Le terramare si scavano per concimare i prati" pagg. 460-461
Provenance: Amazonas region, Ticuna people
Type: Etnic handmade

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