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Moro Mask
Moro Mask
Moro Mask
Museum of International Folk Art
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
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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