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

Monkey mask

NameMask
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1965
Place madeTlacolapan Totolzintla, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions9 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 in. (24.5 × 19 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Kathleen and Robert Kaupp, A.1983.51.56
Object numberA.1983.51.56
DescriptionCarved, painted black ground. White painted lightly on top of black over facial area. Large squares under painted eyes cut out for wearer. Two small round holes for nostrils. Oblong circle cut out in mouth.
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