DepartmentLatin America
Vaquero mask
NameMask
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Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions7 15/16 × 6 5/16 × 5 3/16 in. (20.1 × 16 × 13.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.30
Object numberA.2017.12.30
DescriptionWooden mask depicting a male human face. The skin is cracked and painted a muddy brown color. The hair and mustache are black and carved with wavy lines. On the hair, there appears to be symetrical designs carved in relief. These designs could be birds. The eyeholes have eyelashes painted around them and have two small holes above them.
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c. 1965
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