Detail View: SHIMMER:

Caption: 
Mask
Creation Date: 
1998
Dimensions: 
35 cm high
Image Date: 
2002
Period: 
20th century
Location: 
private collection
Material: 
woven basket - painted , human hair
Display Creator: 
not known
Terms: 
Transculturation (see also: Cross-cultural studies) ; Ethnotourism (see also: Culture and tourism) ; Airport art
Image ID: 
04-1152
Description: 
Made to scare spirits away from the home. This was bought in a local market and may not have been produced as tourist memorabilia, even though it was purchased as such.
Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
Permissions: 
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Photographed by: 
copy stand
Creator: 
not known
Creator Role: 
Designer and maker.
Nationality: 
South Korean.
Subject Heading: 
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Subject Heading: 
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Subject Heading: 
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Subject Heading: 
Cross-cultural studies
Subject Heading: 
Culture and tourism
Subject Heading: 
Handicrafts