DepartmentLatin America
Petatillo Mask
NameCeramic mask
Artist
Lucano Family
CultureMexican
Dateca. 2000s
Place madeTlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
Mediumceramic, glaze
Dimensions10 × 8 × 2 in. (25.4001 × 20.32 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Laurie and Michael Vander Velde
Object numberA.2025.22.6
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from the family workshop, Tlaquepaque, 2010
Descriptionceramic mask, Lucano family, TlaquepaqueA small, flat, ceramic mask. There are ovaloid holes for the eyes and mouth. The eyebrows and nose are raised and form a T shape. The painted design on the face of the mask is of a man following two donkeys carrying items on their backs. Cactus, agave, and other floral motifs surround the central design. Above the eyebrows are two creatures, one snake-like and the other like that of a coyote.
