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Carnival Character Mask
Carnival Character Mask
Carnival Character Mask
DepartmentLatin America

Carnival Character Mask

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1940
Place madeNaolinco, Veracruz, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, twine, plastic, paint
Dimensions7 5/16 × 5 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (18.5 × 14.5 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Eleanor Bender Joseph, A.2015.23.14
Object numberA.2015.23.14
Collections
DescriptionVery simple stained brown wooden mask with some blue-green paint on the inside of lips, right-side of nose, and bottom of interior.
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