DepartmentLatin America
Fariseo Mask for Semana Santa
NameMask
CultureOtomi
Date1950s
Place madeEl Doctor, Queretaro, Mexico, North America
MediumCloth, cotton, paper
DimensionsOther (with out hair): 9 13/16 x 6 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (25 x 16.5 x 23.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1997.19.1
Object numberA.1997.19.1
DescriptionGray-wht. wolf head; big red-lined ears point forward; mouth open, red inside w/ptd. wht. teeth; blk. nose w/red nostrils. Hair flowing down back is twisted natural wht. strands of mop cotton; 146 cm. long. Papier mache, lined w/cloth.
