DepartmentLatin America
Mask, Animal
NameMask
Artist
Artist unrecorded
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.Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
1900-1925
Artist unrecorded