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Chango (Monkey) Dance Mask for Carnival Dances
Chango (Monkey) Dance Mask for Carnival Dances
Chango (Monkey) Dance Mask for Carnival Dances
DepartmentLatin America

Chango (Monkey) Dance Mask for Carnival Dances

NameMask
CultureNahua
Dateca. 1970
Place madeAlto Lucero, Veracruz, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, twine, glue
Dimensions9 1/16 × 7 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (23 × 19 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.16.9
Object numberFA.2013.16.9
Collections
DescriptionCarved and painted monkey face. Black, pink and white, with simple sentence painted on both sides of divided forehead: "Que me ves tu" and "Lambio mi mascara nueva por tu vieja". Holes for eyes and nostrils. Only one of four teeth left in mouth.
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