eharo Tapa, plant fiber frame, pigments, chicken feathers (Gallus gallus domesticus) height 25in (63.5cm) Provenance TAD Tribal Art/Taylor A. Dale, Santa Fe Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C. This mysterious and enigmatic mask is intricately constructed of deep, conical form with two appendages at the sides, another at the front representing the mouth or beak; the top frontal crest accented with fiber strips connected in a zigzag pattern, with alternating triangles on the tapa in red, black and white pigments.