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Diablo mask for Danza de los Siete Vicios
Diablo mask for Danza de los Siete Vicios
Diablo mask for Danza de los Siete Vicios
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Diablo mask for Danza de los Siete Vicios

NameMask
CulturePurepecha
Dateca. 1940
Place madeHighland region, Michoacan, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
MediumWood, paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 8 x 5 1/2 in. (22.86 x 20.32 x 13.97 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2008.74.352
DescriptionDark brown face with big, pointed ears, slanted red eyes with slits beneath them, and a very large, open mouth with eleven snaggly teeth sticking out.
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