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DepartmentLatin America

Indio mask

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions7 5/16 × 6 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (18.5 × 16.1 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.10
Object numberA.2017.12.10
DescriptionWooden mask depicting a male, human face. The skin is painted a dark brown and the mustache and eyebrows are black. The mask has small eyes, ears, a small slit for the mouth, and pronounced chin. There are two small holes in the inside corners of the eyes.