DepartmentLatin America
Muerte Mask for Tres Potencias Dance
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeXaxalhualco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions9 7/16 × 6 11/16 × 3 3/4 in. (24 × 17 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.66
Object numberA.1983.51.66
DescriptionCarved, painted black ground. White facial lines. "X" on chin in white. 2 circlular holes for eyes. Interior mouth carved out with long oblong circle. Teeth in white surround hole with vertical incision to determine individual teeth.
ca. 1970
