DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Hada Mask

NameMask

Collective/Group Cherry Buttons Cooperative

CultureMoroccan

Date2020

Place madeSefrou, Morocco, Africa

Mediummask lined with linen and cashmere, and embroidered with silk

DimensionsWith straps measured flat: 5 7/8 × 1 9/16 × 19 1/2 in. (15 × 4 × 49.5 cm)
Without straps: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase, Museum of International Folk Art, A.2022.23.2

Object numberA.2022.23.2

ProvenancePurchased at a Pandemic Relief Auction hosted by the Ibu Foundation

DescriptionFacial covering or mask, made during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Hada from Cherry Buttons Cooperative in Sefrou, Morocco. She was inspired to make a very classic "winter" mask lined with linen and cashmere, and embroidered with silk. Mask has gold embroidered boarder on black ground.