DepartmentLatin America
Xantolo Mask for Day of the Dead
NameMask
CultureHuastec
Dateca. 1970
Place madeOxpantla, Hidalgo, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions3 15/16 × 6 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (10 × 16.5 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.18
Object numberFA.2013.16.18
DescriptionRed carved wood mask with opening for eyes and mouth. Black hair, eyebrows, sideburns, beard. Carved teeth painted silver. Three small white tears under eyes on either side, leading to runnels on both sides of mouth.
ca. 1970
ca. 1960
ca. 1970
Artist unrecorded
