Description (Physical description)
Description for 1983.1[.1-2]: 'A brightly painted carnival mask, made from plaster and spent electric light bulbs.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card reads for 1983.1: 'Sebastian Heath reports that this type of mask is normally discarded after a single use. New masks are made freshly each year for the Spring Carnival. They are used 'for frightening away old spirits from the previous year, allowing for a new beginning''.
Event Date 07/1976
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Purchased by Sebastian Heath in La Paz in July 1976 after it had been used in a carnival.
Event Date 7/1976
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
The horns are detachable. One horn is damaged at the tip and both have cracks in the plaster and pigments. There are cracks all over the mask, and the mask's yellow 'wings' and the '?flower elements of the crown' at the top are particularly fragile. There are sequins missing and one ?'eyebrow'/ ridge with red sequins has become detached but still present.
Event Date 24/5/2000
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Two curved detachable horns for a carnival mask [1983.1.1] with floral detailing and gold accents.
Event Date 13/7/2021
Author: Sam Daisley