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Ermitaño mask, hermit, for Pastorela
Ermitaño mask, hermit, for Pastorela
Ermitaño mask, hermit, for Pastorela
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Ermitaño mask, hermit, for Pastorela

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1940
Place madeMichoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions9 13/16 × 7 5/16 × 3 7/16 in. (25 × 18.6 × 8.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.607
Object numberA.1979.6.607
DescriptionCarved, face painted flesh color. Low relief carving. Heavy eyebrows. Curved holes cut out above painted eyes.
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