DepartmentLatin America

MASK

NameMask

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeMetepec, Mexico, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (23 x 17.5 x 16 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.608X

Object numberA.1979.3.608X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHand-built ceramic mask of a skeleton. The masks have black painted decorations and features. There is orange around the nostrils and eye openings. There are a series of holes around the top of the forehead.

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