DepartmentLatin America
Muerte Mask for Tecuanes Dance
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions12 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 10 1/8 in. (31.4 × 26.5 × 25.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.21
Object numberA.1983.51.21
DescriptionCarved, painted. white-tan ground. Black cross painted between eyes. Eye holes carved, sockets painted black. Nose carved in, painted black. Teeth outlined in black. Crossbones outlined in black on each cheek. Black squiggly line painted.
c. 1960
Artist Not Recorded
