DepartmentLatin America
Viejo Mask for Day of the Dead
NameMask
CultureHuastec
Dateca. 1960
Place madeTenesco, Hidalgo, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions8 1/4 × 5 5/16 × 3 3/8 in. (21 × 13.5 × 8.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.16
Object numberFA.2013.16.16
DescriptionSmiling mask with carved teeth and lines in cheeks. Holes for eyes with blue and white decorative eyes below. Face dark red in center, pink around edges. Black painted hair and sideburns.
ca. 1970
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1970
ca. 1970
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
