Pascola mask

NameMask

Maker Manuel Centella Escalante

CultureYaqui

Datemid-20th century

Place madePotam, SONORA, Mexico, North America

MediumCottonwood, paint, goat hair

DimensionsIncluding beard and eyebrows.: 14 9/16 × 5 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (37 × 15 × 14 cm)
Mask only: 7 11/16 × 5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (19.5 × 15 × 11 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Toby Herbst, A.2020.14.3

Object numberA.2020.14.3

ProvenanceDonald A. (Toby) Herbst (2019) – Donor to museum, purchased from Richard Felger Richard Felger – Purchased from Barney Burns (1984), sold to Toby Herbst Barney Burns (1983) – Purchased in Hermosillo in 1983, sold to Richard Felger (1984)

DescriptionCarved wood mask with red and white on black paint throughout face and red lips. Shorter tufts of goat hair along brow area, and longer tufts along chin area. Lizard on each side of face, with white geometric design on each cheek and forehead.