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Tecun Uman for Danza de la Conquista mask
Tecun Uman for Danza de la Conquista mask
Tecun Uman for Danza de la Conquista mask
DepartmentLatin America

Tecun Uman for Danza de la Conquista mask

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Place madeGuatemala, Central America
MediumWood, paint, glass
Dimensions7 11/16 × 6 7/8 × 4 3/8 in. (19.5 × 17.5 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Douglas Greene and Miriam Smith, A.2017.12.12
Object numberA.2017.12.12
Collections
DescriptionMask depicting a male, human face with two birds. The skin is painted red, the hair, eyebrows and mustache are black. The eye on the left has a glass eye, while the right is just a hole. On the hair are two birds, one on either side of the head. These birds are shown in profile, with their wings down and the tails down the side of the face. There are two small holes above the eyes of the face.
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