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Mask
Mask
Mask
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Mask

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeBolivia, South America
MediumPlaster of paris, fabric, hair
Dimensions7 1/2 × 6 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (19 × 17 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.54
Object numberA.1977.5.54
DescriptionMolded mask made of plaster of paris on burlap, has face painted pink with blue eyes and rouged cheeks. Male face includes hair mustache and beard, hair eyelashes glued on, and two black warts.
China Supay Dance Mask
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Skyler Valdez
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Cat
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Chapokobam Viejo Mask
Francisco Xavier Ramos Cota
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Charro or Paraguero Mask
Artist unrecorded
1987
Parachico
1930s-1940s