DepartmentLatin America
Chango (Monkey) Dance Mask for Carnival Dances
NameMask
CultureNahua
Dateca. 1970
Place madeAlto Lucero, Veracruz, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, twine, glue
Dimensions9 1/16 × 7 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (23 × 19 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.9
Object numberFA.2013.16.9
DescriptionCarved and painted monkey face. Black, pink and white, with simple sentence painted on both sides of divided forehead: "Que me ves tu" and "Lambio mi mascara nueva por tu vieja". Holes for eyes and nostrils. Only one of four teeth left in mouth.
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1940
