DepartmentLatin America

Dance of the Abuelitos (Baile del Abuelito Pacaraos) Mask

NameMask

Artist Artist not recorded

Dateca. 1970

Place madePacaras, Lima, Peru, South America

MediumWood, paint, yarn

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 6 x 3 1/4 in. (19.685 x 15.24 x 8.255 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection, purchase with funds from the Laura and Dan Boeckman Foundation

Object numberFA.2002.35.2

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionMale face, pink skin, staring eyes with eyeholes between the dark brows and eyes, darker pink cheeks and chin. Mustache over the open mouth, a horizontal slit with red lips, gray interior. Multicolored yarn tufts in three places along top edge.