DepartmentLatin America

Diablo Mask

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1965

Place madeCarrizal Xochitiala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions8 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 5 1/16 in. (22.2 × 21.6 × 12.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.36

Object numberA.1983.51.36

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved, painted. Black ground. Horns painted brown. Tusks, teeth painted silver. Eyes painted silver, pupils black. Outlines red. Lips, lines across cheeks, nose, forehead painted red. Tongue painted red, sticks out, hangs down.

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