DepartmentLatin America

Jaguar

NameMask

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeOlinala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Bone tusks, Glass, Leather, Paint, Boar-bristles

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 4 3/4 in. (28.5 x 18 x 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.78.

Object numberA.1979.6.78

DescriptionCarved wooden mask of the face of a jaguar with a headdress. It has bone tusks, glass eyes, leather tongue and ears, and it is painted yellow with black and green décor. The headdress has 5 heads: 2 yellow men, 2 green jaguars, and one elephant. The face has boar-bristle tufts for eyebrows and facial hair. Used in the dance of the Tlacololeros - staff.