Dance of the Negritos Mask
Dateca. 1970
Place madeHuánuco, Huánuco, Peru, South America
MediumWood, paint, plastic, cordage
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 x 6 3/4 x 4 in. (23.0188 x 17.1704 x 10.16 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial use
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2006.12.3
DescriptionPainted wood mask of lopsided smiling black face. Exterior painted black with silver highlights around eyebrows and cheeks. Red paint on inside of nose and on lips. 9 white painted teeth. Black clumps of eyelashes. Brown string on back attached in three places for hanging. Inside of back of mask unpainted.On View
Not on viewCollections
Artist unrecorded
1983
Artist unrecorded
