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Mask, Animal
Mask, Animal
Mask, Animal
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Mask, Animal

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Place madeMichoacan, Mexico, North America
MediumHandcarved wood, paint, goat horns, fur
Dimensions14 3/16 × 6 11/16 in. (36 × 17 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1966.65.2
Object numberA.1966.65.2
DescriptionAmple opening for human face at back, wood carved very thin. Enamel black, red and white paint, apparently representing a deer rather than a cow. Blistering paint shows older red and white paint in different pattern beneath.
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