Boy wearing black man mask

NameFigure

Maker José Olmos Workshop

Dateca. 1950

Place madePujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumCeramic, paint

Dimensions8 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 in. (21.59 × 8.89 × 7.62 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Gay Sinclair, Collection of Bob Sinclair, A.2012.86.5

Terms

Pujilí

Object numberA.2012.86.5

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionStanding boy in blue shirt, yellow pants and black boots wears the face mask of a black male. Mask has gold Xs on cheeks, forehead and chin. Boy also wears a dark green hat, a black powderhorn or flask held in his pink hand at left waist, which is attached to a strap over his right shoulder. Figure stands on green base.