DepartmentLatin America
Viejo mask
NameMask
CulturePurepecha
Dateca. 1970
Place madeCharo, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, hair
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 8 x 6 in. (60.96 x 20.32 x 15.24 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2008.74.362
DescriptionBlack, painted wood mask with prominent nose, red and white eyes with openings below, and a white and red oval mouth. Upper nose is splotched with red and the left side has a white centipede design. The forehead is incised with red horizontal lines and many short, white perpendicular lines. The ears and right cheek have red splotches, black and brown hair plugs inserted to form eyebrows, a skimpy mustache, and a beard.Artist unrecorded
1810
Artist unrecorded
c. 1960