DepartmentLatin America
Fálicas (Phallic) Dance Mask for Dance of the Cabezones
NameMask
CulturePurepecha
Dateca. 1970
Place madeCharo, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, animal hair, glue
Dimensions15 15/16 × 9 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (40.5 × 24 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.22
Object numberFA.2013.16.22
DescriptionOrange head carved with extremely exaggerated long nose drooping down to chin. Red tip of nose. Word "Loco" painted on side of nose. Long hair extending from forehead and moustache.
ca. 1940
