DepartmentLatin America

Mask

NameMask

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeBolivia, South America

MediumPlaster of paris, fabric, hair

Dimensions7 1/2 × 6 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (19 × 17 × 11 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.54

Object numberA.1977.5.54

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMolded mask made of plaster of paris on burlap, has face painted pink with blue eyes and rouged cheeks. Male face includes hair mustache and beard, hair eyelashes glued on, and two black warts.

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