Charro or Paraguero Mask

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1987

Place madePapalotla, Tlaxcala, Mexico, North America

Mediumwood

Dimensions7 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 15 x 14 cm)

Object numberFA.1988.5.1

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved and ptd. wood. Male flesh colored face w/pink cheeks, nose, chin and lips. brn. mustache, eyebrows and beauty mark; ptd. wht. and gold teeth. Blue glass eyes, real hair eyelashes. Gand of gold fringe tied across forehead. Stringattached for tying around head. Remarks con't