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El Patron for Dance of Patzcar
El Patron for Dance of Patzcar
El Patron for Dance of Patzcar
DepartmentLatin America

El Patron for Dance of Patzcar

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date19th century
Place madeGuatemala, Guatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions6 3/4 × 5 9/16 × 3 13/16 in. (17.1 × 14.2 × 9.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.859
Object numberA.1979.17.859
DescriptionCarved and painted face with stylized black curls, flat painted moustache and beard. Cream colored flesh and cut out eyes. Wood shows through painted face. Eyes appear closed.
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