DepartmentLatin America

Masks, devils

NameMASK

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeCelaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

MediumPaper, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 x 26 x 1 3/4 in. (23.5 x 66 x 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.434X

Object numberA.1979.3.434X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionTwo masks of mold-made devil faces. Papier mâché painted pink, grey, and orange. One mask is painted black with orange horns and the other is painted pink with orange horns. Both faces are leering with teeth bared and one has its tongue out.