DepartmentLatin America

Mask, Viejo

NameOld man (Viejo) dance mask

Artist or maker Humberto Jacho

Dateca. 1970

Place madeCotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumWood, paint, metal, cordage

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 11/16 in. (36 x 18 x 14.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Peter P. Cecere

Object numberA.2002.45.35

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionCarved wood mask with orange face, white beard and white upturned mustache; blue rings around pierced eyeholes; metal formed and nailed to top and top inside of head.

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