Quisicosa Head
NameMask
Maker
Will Shuster
CultureAmerican
Date1920's, staff
Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumCotton, yarn, paint, paper, plastic
Dimensions19 × 26 × 32 in. (48.2601 × 66.0401 × 81.2802 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Santa Fe Fiesta Council
Object numberA.1985.71.2
DescriptionQuisicosas Head, green. Large round helmet-mask with whimsical face. Green face, projecting clear plastic bubles for eyes. Beige yarn hair. Made of woven cotton fiber strips wrapped around round surface and glued in place. Overpainted numerous times. These heads were made by Will Shuster and frineds sometime in late 1920's early 1930's. They were used in various Fiesta activities until 1984. According to Calla Hay, who helped make the heads, The glue used was recently on the market and made everyone sick.
