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Serrano Mask for 5 de Mayo battle dance in Carnival
Serrano Mask for 5 de Mayo battle dance in Carnival
Serrano Mask for 5 de Mayo battle dance in Carnival
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Serrano Mask for 5 de Mayo battle dance in Carnival

NameMask
Maker Carlos Cozano
Datec. 1965
Place madeHuejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumLeather, paint, goat skin, glass
Dimensions12 13/16 × 5 5/16 × 5 1/8 in. (32.5 × 13.5 × 13 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.38
Object numberA.1983.51.38
Description"Los Serranos," soaked shaped, formed, cut, sewn, painted. Leather; stapled, glued, pink face. Glass inserted eyes. Goatskin eyebrows, moustache and beard. Black hair for eyelashes. Oblong oval cut hole for moth, tear-drop-shaped cuts.
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