DepartmentLatin America

Rat mask

NameMask

Maker Estaneslado Pablo y Gomez

Dateca. 1975

Place madeXALPATLAHUAC, GUERRERO, Mexico, North America

Mediumwood, fiber, metal

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 4 7/8 in. (19 x 13.8 x 12.4 cm)

Object numberFA.1983.46.13

Description"Raton Viejo" carved, nailed, painted light brown ground. Lips painted red. Eyeholes, mouthhole carved out. Ears carved in relief on front. Mouth emerges below snout. Wire eyeglasses nailed to temples.Used. Used in dance of Ratones y Gatos, performed by children