DepartmentLatin America
Spaniard or Moor for the Dance of the Moors and Christians mask
NameMask
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Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions8 1/16 × 6 3/8 × 4 15/16 in. (20.5 × 16.2 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.1
Object numberA.2017.12.1
DescriptionWooden mask depicting a human face. Mask is the face of a man with sideburns, ears and small amount of hair along the top edge. Mask is in poor repair, left side of the face is particularly damaged. Painted all one dark color, with pointed chin, slim gap for the mouth, openings for the eyes and smaller holes for the eyebrows.
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