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Dance of the Negritos Mask
Dance of the Negritos Mask
Dance of the Negritos Mask
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Dance of the Negritos Mask

NameMask
CultureQuechua
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)
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.
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