DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Upe/Cara Grande

NameFeather Dance Mask

CultureTapirape

Datec. 1970

Place madeMato Grosso, Brazil, South America

MediumFeathers, wood, resin, mother-of-pearl

Dimensions40 1/2 × 42 in. (102.8702 × 106.6802 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.1206

Object numberA.1995.93.1206

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionFeather mask, Half circle section of wood covered with feathers attached with a tar-like material. there is a cross, eyes, mouth, and a corona of feathers. Colors are yellow, red, blue, and brown.

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