DepartmentLatin America
Tlacololero Mask
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeTlacoltlan Totlzintla, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, gesso, paint
Dimensions9 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 5 7/8 in. (23.5 × 18.7 × 15 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.67
Object numberA.1983.51.67
DescriptionCarved, gessoed, painted black ground, white face. Eyebrows, moustache painted black. Mouth, nostrils, pupils, outlines of eyes, crow's feet, sides of nostrils, painted red. Irises painted green. Eyeholes carved out between eyes, cheeks.c. 1965