Tastoan Dance Mask for Dance of the Tastoanes
Dateca. 1980
Place madeSan Juan Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumFiber board, wood, paint, animal hair, twine
Dimensions29 15/16 × 9 1/16 × 14 15/16 in. (76 × 23 × 38 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial use
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.4
Object numberFA.2013.16.4
DescriptionProminent red nose, mouth, and tongue carved from wood and attached to face with twine. Face shaped from fiber board and painted with images of women on cheeks. Animal hair attachd to woven hat on top and flowing down back. Eyeholes cut open and opening left in chin.On View
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