DepartmentLatin America

Dance of the Negritos Mask

NameMask

CultureQuechua

Dateca. 1970

Place madeHuánuco, Huánuco, Peru, South America

MediumWood, paint, plastic, cordage

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 x 6 3/4 x 4 in. (23.0188 x 17.1704 x 10.16 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2006.12.3

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionPainted wood mask of lopsided smiling black face. Exterior painted black with silver highlights around eyebrows and cheeks. Red paint on inside of nose and on lips. 9 white painted teeth. Black clumps of eyelashes. Brown string on back attached in three places for hanging. Inside of back of mask unpainted.