DepartmentLatin America
Black Jaguar Mask
NameMask
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1940
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint, twine, metal
Dimensions7 1/16 × 5 11/16 × 3 3/8 in. (18 × 14.5 × 8.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Eleanor Bender Joseph, A.2015.23.34
Object numberA.2015.23.34
DescriptionWooden jaguar mask with black face, white whiskers and eyelashes, rid-ringed eyes, red ears and red upturned mouth and nostrils. Two holes carved out for nostrils. Two sets of drill holes on side of lower face.
Artist unrecorded
1950
