DepartmentLatin America

Jaguar

NameMask

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeOlinala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumWood, Bone tusks, glass, horsehair, boar-bristle, paint, leather

DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 x 11 7/16 x 8 1/4 in. (35 x 29 x 21 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.79.

Object numberA.1979.6.79

DescriptionCarved wooden mask of a jaguar face. It has bone tusks, glass eyes, horsehair and boar bristle tufts for hair, eyebrows, cheeks, and chin hair. It is painted yellow with black décor and has a red nose and mouth. It has a leather tongue and ears. Used in the dance of the Tlacololeros - staff.