DepartmentLatin America

Mask

NameMask

CultureKekchi

Datec. 1950

Place madeCobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Central America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions18 1/2 × 18 7/8 × 13 in. (47 × 48 × 33 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Nathaniel Tarn, A.1986.540.1

Object numberA.1986.540.1

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCarved, nailed, painted. Grotesque face with three horns, snake headdress, protruding eyes, long moustache, open mouth with hanging tongue. Frogs sit on eyebrows, nose and tongue. Face green and black. White eyeballs and mouth.

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