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DepartmentLatin America

Mexicano mask

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions7 1/2 × 6 11/16 × 4 15/16 in. (19 × 17 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.20
Object numberA.2017.12.20
DescriptionWooden face depicting a male, human face. Skin is painted a dark brown and the hair, sideburns, eyebrows, and mustache are black. The hair and sidebruns have a curls. The face appears to be smiling. Two small holes above the painted eyes. The nose is quite long and protruding.
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