DepartmentLatin America
Mask, Pedro Alvarado for Dance of the Conquest
NameMask
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Date1950s-1960s
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint, glass, metal, twine, glue, fabric
Dimensions9 1/16 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (23 × 19 × 13 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2016.4.2
Object numberA.2016.4.2
DescriptionThe face is bright pink, with glass blue eyes, red lips, and light brown hair, eyebrows, sideburns, moustache and beard. The teeth are white and light brown. All are carved in a stylized and decorative manner. Extra set of holes above eyes.
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
