DepartmentLatin America

Moro Mask

NameMask

CultureNahua/Otomi

Datec. 1965

Place madeCarrizal Xochitlala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

Place madeCuetzalan, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions8 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 3 15/16 in. (21.6 × 14.6 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.34

Object numberA.1983.51.34

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved, painted dark pink ground with purple cast. Moustache, beard, hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, pupils painted black. Laugh lines painted gold-brown. Lips painted red, mouth painted pink-red. Carved teeth painted white.

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