DepartmentLatin America
Xantolo Mask for Day of the Dead
NameMask
CultureHuastec
Dateca. 1970
Place madeAltapexco, Hidalgo, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions8 1/16 × 5 11/16 × 3 3/8 in. (20.5 × 14.5 × 8.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.20
Object numberFA.2013.16.20
DescriptionOrange carved mask with black hair, sideburns, beard and nose. Nose flattened. Widely grinning mouth with red lips and white teeth. Carved eyeholes, not quite aligned.
ca. 1970
c. 1965
ca. 1960
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1970
Artist unrecorded
