DepartmentLatin America
Muerte Mask for Tres Potencias Mask
NameMask
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeSan Miguel Hueyapan, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions7 1/16 × 5 5/16 × 2 3/4 in. (18 × 13.5 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.54
Object numberA.1983.51.54
DescriptionCarved, painted, black ground. Circles cut out for eyes. Cut out "8" shape for nostrils. Mouth is natural color. Teeth carved. Horizontal carved line to separate upper and lower teeth. Faint hint of red in mouth.
