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Hermit mask
Hermit mask
Hermit mask
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Hermit mask

NameMask
DateMid-20th century
Place madeSan Ramon Huanimaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint, hair, skin, nails
DimensionsOverall: 21 x 9 x 5 in. (53.34 x 22.86 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2008.74.354
DescriptionPink-faced male with gray chin and mouth areas, and big blue eyes with a slotted opening in each eye. Mouth is slightly open with two teeth showing. Red and gray hair form the eyebrows, mustache, and goatee and hangs down the sides of face. All hair has skin that is nailed to the mask.
Luzbel
ca. 1965
Mask
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
Doll
1920-1972
Dance mask
Late 19th --mid 20th century
Doll
1920-1972
Doll
1920-1972
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997