Xin for Danza del Patzcar mask

NameMask

Artist Artist unrecorded

Place madeGuatemala, Central America

Place collectedAntigua, Guatemala, Central America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions6 15/16 × 4 5/8 × 2 13/16 in. (17.6 × 11.8 × 7.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.3

Object numberA.2017.12.3

DescriptionWooden mask depicting a human face. Mask is painted a solid dark color and generally rectangular in shape. Features are simple, with a small nose, rectangular eyeholes and carved line for hair. Raised ovals below the eyes, and a small pronounced chin.