DepartmentLatin America
Vieja Mask for Los Manueles Dance
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeTonantzintla, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, gesso
Dimensions8 1/16 × 5 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (20.5 × 13.5 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.28
Object numberA.1983.51.28
DescriptionCarved, gessoed, painted. Tan-pink skin. Red spots on cheek bones and chin, black eyebrows. Mouth open, lower teeth carved individually, 2 are gold colored. Carved holes for wearer's eyes. Long vertical protruding nose.
