DepartmentLatin America
Mask, Mexicano for the Baile Mexicano
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1950s-1960s
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint, metal, fabric
Dimensions7 7/8 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (20 × 14 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2016.4.4
Object numberA.2016.4.4
DescriptionDark red face, black hair, eyebrows, ears, handlebar moustache and sideburns. All are carved in stylized and decorative manner. Teeth are white and lips are red. Green eyes that appear to be carved separately, glued in and covered with thin fabric. Nose is large and elongated. Extra set of holes above eyes. 
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1970