DepartmentLatin America
Moor mask
NameMask
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Place madeCobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Central America
MediumWood
Dimensions8 7/8 × 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (22.5 × 19 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.31
Object numberA.2017.12.31
DescriptionWooden mask depicting a male, human face. Piece does not appear to be painted, so is a natural brown color. The eyebrows are large and rectangular in shape and both the eyebrows and beard are carved with wavy lines. The mustache and nose are large and protruding. Above the eyeholes are two triangular-shaped holes.
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