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Fairseo mask for Semana Santa
Fairseo mask for Semana Santa
Fairseo mask for Semana Santa
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Fairseo mask for Semana Santa

NameMask
CultureNahua
Dateca. 1970
Place madeSan Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, horn, plastic, nails
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 30 x 6 in. (43.18 x 76.2 x 15.24 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2008.74.360
DescriptionSilver wood face with open slots for eyes, prominent red cheeks, black mustache, and long cross-hatched red plastic tongue. Curving horns are mostly yellow, red, green. Tongue is attached through nails and horns are screwed in.
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