DepartmentLatin America
Viejo Moranchi Mask for Tecuanes Dance
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, horse hair
Dimensions30 5/16 × 8 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (77 × 22.5 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.24
Object numberA.1983.51.24
DescriptionCarved, painted, nailed. Pink ground with red facial coloring and lips. Long moustache and beard. Holes carved out under mask's eyes for wearer's eyes. Wrinkles on forehead. Beard horse hair black with white streak.
1920-1972
c. 1965