DepartmentLatin America

Jaguar

NameMask

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeOlinala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Bone tusks, glass, leather, boar bristle, paint

DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in. (35 x 25 x 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.80.

Object numberA.1979.6.80

DescriptionCarved wooden mask of a jaguar. It has bone tusks, glass eyes, and a leather tongue. The ears are upright and the mask is painted yellow with black decoration. The nose and mouth are red and boar bristle tufts are used for eyebrows and facial hair. Used in the dance of the Tlacololeros -staff.