DepartmentLatin America
Hermit mask for Pastorela dance
NameMask
CultureYaqui
Datec. 1960
Place madeGuanajuato, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, hemp, paint, varnish, leather
Dimensions10 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (27 × 21 × 15 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.6.142
Object numberA.1979.6.142
DescriptionCarved, face painted pink, red mouth, blue eyes, black eyebrows; varnished. Long hemp braided pigtail attached to top of head; hemp ears attached. Leather head straps in rear.
c. 1960
c. 1960
c. 1960
before 1949
Mid-late 20th century
Late 19th century
