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Pedro Alvarado for Danza de la Conquista mask
Pedro Alvarado for Danza de la Conquista mask
Pedro Alvarado for Danza de la Conquista mask
DepartmentLatin America

Pedro Alvarado for Danza de la Conquista mask

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
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,