DepartmentLatin America
Hermit mask for Pastrotela dance
NameMask
CultureYaqui
Datec. 1960
Place madeSONORA, Mexico, North America
Place madeGuanajuato, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, hemp, varnish, paint
Dimensions9 13/16 × 7 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (25 × 19 × 11.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.143
Object numberA.1979.6.143
DescriptionCarved, face painted pink with red tongue protruding, black accent lines around eye holes; varnished. Long hemp pigtail attached to top of head; hemp eyebrows, mustache and long beard.
c. 1960
c. 1960
c. 1960
Mid-late 20th century
before 1949
Late 19th century
Artist Not Recorded