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
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.
c. 1950
Late 19th - Mid 20th century
1940's
