DepartmentLatin America

Diablo Mask for Pastorela

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1930

Place madeChinautla, Guatemala, Guatemala, Central America

Place madeMichoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions9 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 7 3/16 in. (25 × 14 × 18.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.17.909

Object numberA.1979.17.909

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved, painted black with red accents on ears and below eyes. Horns, sharp nose, holes for eyes and mouth. Four holes for wearing. // Screw eyes and wire added by A. Girard. Used in devil dance, Vera-Paz. A minor devil. - Anita Aparicio.

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