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Yellow deer mask
Yellow deer mask
Yellow deer mask
DepartmentLatin America

Yellow deer mask

NameMask
Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, antlers, paint, leather
Dimensions13 × 10 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (33 × 26 × 27 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.22
Object numberA.2017.12.22
DescriptionWooden mask with real antlers depicting the face of a deer. The mask is painted a yellow color, with red around the eyes nose and mouth. Two pieces of leather represent the eyes. The eyes are painted on with green irises and black puils, without holes for the wearer. The mask is fairly realistically shaped.
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