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DepartmentLatin America

Nun Mask

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1970
Place madeVeracruz, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, twine, metal
Dimensions7 11/16 × 6 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (19.5 × 16 × 11.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Eleanor Bender Joseph, A.2015.23.6
Object numberA.2015.23.6
DescriptionWooden mask, painted pink skin, semi-circle red cheeks, black eyelashes and eyebrows, green eyes, red lips, white teeth, and brown hair.
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