DepartmentLatin America
Pedro Alvarado for Danza de la Conquista mask
NameMask
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Dateearly 20th century
Place madeAlta Verapaz, Guatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions7 7/8 × 6 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (20 × 17 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.2
Object numberA.2017.12.2
DescriptionWooden mask depicting a male human face. The mask has a large mustache, small beard, and hair along the top edge. Mask is painted a light color, the hair having a greenish tinge, and a warmth to the tip of the nose and cheeks. Holes for the eyes and smaller openings above the eyes,Artist Not Recorded
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