Horned devil of Coyotepec (Diablo Cachudo de Coyotepec)

NameDoll

Maker Moisés Ruís Sosa

Date2015

Place madeSan Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCornhusk (totomoxtle), plant fiber (ixtle), artificial dye, wood, cotton thread, glue

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Museo Estadal de Arte Popular de Oaxaca, A.2016.34.1ab

Object numberA.2016.34.1ab

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionA depiction of a traditional festival dance figure- a masked and horned anthropomorphic figure with arms raised skyward. It has a long white beard with an apron of purple fringe. Underneath, the figure is clothed in yellow cornhusk sandals. The figure is mounted on a wood dowel and platform.