DepartmentLatin America
Jaguar
NameMask
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 19 11/16 x 14 3/16 x 10 5/8 in. (50 x 36 x 27 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.40
Object numberA.1979.6.40
DescriptionCarved wooden mask of a jaguar. It is painted black with gold spotted design, open hole eyes, mouth open with large tongue, teeth, and fangs. It is used in the dance of the Tlacololeros
Late 19th -mid 20th century
Late 19th - Mid 20th century
1960's
Artist Not Recorded