DepartmentLatin America
Hermit mask for Pastorela dance
NameMask
Date1960
Place madeGuanajuato, Mexico, North America
Mediumwood, sisal, paint
DimensionsOverall: 10 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (27 x 19 x 12 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection. Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser
Object numberFA.2006.55.19
DescriptionWooden face mask, skin painted pink, Darker pink tip of nose and around eyes. Rose painted lips and cheeks with green eyes and black pupils. White highlights in center of pupil. block painted eyelashes around entire eyes. Square eye holes cut below painted eyes. Longitudinal golden sisal forms eye brows and mustache that are held in place with wire loops. Mouth is open with white teeth some of which are missing. Long 8" goatee of gold sisal. Hair pulled from hairline into braid 33" long of sisal.
c. 1975
ca. 1950
Artist unrecorded
