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Diablo mask for Pastorela
Diablo mask for Pastorela
Diablo mask for Pastorela
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Diablo mask for Pastorela

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1930
Place madeMichoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, leather
Dimensions11 × 6 5/16 × 3 15/16 in. (28 × 16 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.144
Object numberA.1979.6.144
DescriptionCarved, water based paint, black with red design on cheeks, eye sockets, ears, and thin, pointed horns. Red leather tongue protruding. // Antique - A. Girard