DepartmentLatin America
Dance Mask for Carnival Dances
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1960
Place madeSanta Lucia, Hidalgo, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, twine
Dimensions8 7/16 × 7 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (21.5 × 18 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.15
Object numberFA.2013.16.15
DescriptionWhite face with black highlighting around eyes, mouth and chin. Tapering cylindrical nose shaped by bending thin sheet of wood. Holes for eyes and mouth with single hole at base of protruding nose.
