DepartmentLatin America

Parachico Mask

NameMask

Maker Eloy Moreno Camacho

Date1983

Place madeChiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Mediumwood, glass, fiber

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in. (18.2 x 14.9 x 11.3 cm)

Object numberFA.1983.46.61

Description"Parachico" carved, painted glued. Purple-gray ground, with redder cheeks and gray chin and mouth area. Lips painted pink-gray, eyebrows. Hair, sideburns beard brown/black. Hair patterns carved out. Eyes of glass, irises blue.Used in the Parachico dance. Goes with FA.83.64-59/60.