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Mask
Mask
Mask
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Mask

NameMask
Maker Isais "El Chaparrito" Olvera
Date1983
Place madeIGUALA, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
Mediummetal, cloth
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/16 x 9 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (30.6 x 23.5 x 11.4 cm)
Object numberFA.1983.46.26
DescriptionPressed, painted copper. Yellow face with red lips, irises. Hair, eyebrows, natural. Red tinges added to cheeks, ears, forehead. Holes cut out for strings. eyes (below eyes) nostrils, mouth.Not made for festival, i.e. not folk art. Con't
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