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Mask, Español for Dance of the Conquest
Mask, Español for Dance of the Conquest
Mask, Español for Dance of the Conquest
DepartmentLatin America

Mask, Español for Dance of the Conquest

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date1950s-1960s
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, stain, twine
Dimensions6 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (16.5 × 14 × 12 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2016.4.5
Object numberA.2016.4.5
DescriptionLight brown stained mask, with a large moustache, carved teeth, wrinkles around eyes, highly stylized hair and sideburns, and headdress. Extra set of holes above eyes.
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