DepartmentLatin America
Xantolo Mask for Day of the Dead
NameMask
CultureHuastec
Dateca. 1970
Place madeHuejutla, Hidalgo, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, metal, paint
Dimensions7 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (19 × 14 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.17
Object numberFA.2013.16.17
DescriptionOrange carved mask with green decoration around eyes, mouth and along cheeks. Rectangular carved eyes and mouth. Teeth cut from tin sheeting.
ca. 1970
ca. 1960
ca. 1970
Artist unrecorded
