DepartmentLatin America
Viejo (Xita) Dance Mask for Corpus Christi Festival
NameMask
CultureMazahual Otomí
Dateca. 1960
Place madeTemascalcingo, Mexico, Mexico, North America
MediumAgave stalk, vegetable fiber, paint
Dimensions15 15/16 × 10 1/16 × 7 in. (40.5 × 25.5 × 17.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.2
Object numberFA.2013.16.2
DescriptionFlat-faced mask with raised nose. Holes carved for eyes. Woven hat with braided hair attached to top of head with twine. Lips very lightly carved and delineated with faded paint.
