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Ancestor Masks
Ancestor Masks
Ancestor Masks
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Ancestor Masks

NameMasks
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1958
Place madeHuanuco, Ancash, Peru, South America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (21.59 × 14.605 × 12.065 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.44.243X
Object numberA.1979.44.243X
Collections
DescriptionCarved red face with three yellow reptile figures painted on cheeks and chin, green and yellow snake on forehead, long white fangs. Triangular, upturned nose with "eyeball" at top, eyeholes over eyes, strings strap in back. // $140 ea.
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Devil masks
Devil masks
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1960
Dog Mask
Dog Mask
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1950
Vieja (old woman) mask for the Tatash dance
Vieja (old woman) mask for the Tatash dance
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1940
Diablo Mask
Diablo Mask
Artist Not Recorded
c.1940
Mask
Mask
c. 1965
Tastoan Dance Mask for Dance of the Tastoanes
Tastoan Dance Mask for Dance of the Tastoanes
ca. 1980
Dance of the Abuelitos (Baile del Abuelito Pacaraos) Mask
Dance of the Abuelitos (Baile del Abuelito Pacaraos) Mask
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1970
Mask
Mask
Agustin Castellano
ca. 1980
Boy wearing black man mask
Boy wearing black man mask
José Olmos Workshop
ca. 1950
Mask
Mask
Carmela de la Cruz
c. 1990
La Borracha (Drunken Woman) Dance Mask for Dance of the Little Bull
La Borracha (Drunken Woman) Dance Mask for Dance of the Little Bull
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1960
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