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Mask
Mask
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Mask

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1970
Place madeLa Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumPlaster, fabric, fake fur, paint
Dimensions7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (19 × 19 × 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.53
Object numberA.1977.5.53
Collections
DescriptionMask made of plaster of paris on burlap, is painted black and has outsized African features, including fake fur beard and mustache. Eyes are blue and protruding tongue is red. Brown eyelashes are glued on.
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